Hey Everyone! What I’ve been thinking about this week is the importance of “other stuff”. I was listening to a podcast where they were talking about Alan Webb (American Olympian and record holder in the mile). They talked about how little mileage he did relative to his competitors. But then added how much […]
Hi Everyone! Something I’ve been thinking about this week is resilience. Resilience: the capacity to recover from adversity and pursue your goals despite challenges. It helps you survive the worst day of your life and thrive every day of your life. In running we can build resilience through strength work and base mileage. […]
Hi Guys! I thought I’d share a concept I heard which resonates and which I think can apply to a lot of our lives. There are two different ways we can try to improve: we can raise the ceiling, or we can raise the floor. What does this mean? Raising the ceiling is raising […]
Hi Guys, I’m not sure what to say. I’ve been experiencing feelings of extreme grief and sadness over the past week as I’m sure many of us are over the pain and suffering of our Black fellow humans. I was going to just say I’m going to be quiet and listen. But I think […]
Hi Everyone! I was recently reminded of a great Buddhist proverb. A monk worked his whole life to achieve enlightenment. When he finally attained it he was asked how he did it. He replied, “Chop wood, carry water”. Then he was asked what he would do now that he had attained enlightenment. He replied, […]
Hi Everyone! Just a quickie here – huge thanks again to Monica for organizing the LES Virtual Relay 😊 I did promise a beer to the winners, so I will hold true to my word! Will message you guys separately. What I was thinking about was how few of us really relished running […]
Hey Everyone! Well, here we are – week 9-ish of isolation. What I’ve found with running is that I’ve found new routines and rhythms that work for me. I miss the social time, and I miss running with others who push me, and I’ll be honest: I miss having something to train for. But […]
Hey Guys! I love continuing to see your smiling faces out running. Something to look forward to on every run – trying to spot a friend! I’ve been seeing a lot of virtual races out there on social media. Kind of fun for some – maybe stressful for others. I ran a virtual […]
Hi Everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying the ever so gradually warming weather and managing to avoid the midge clouds as well as you can. What I’ve been thinking about this week is the importance of humour and laughter and being able to keep things light. Not all the time, obviously, but recently I’ve […]
Hi Everyone! Hope you’re all doing well. First up a shout-out to those who had trained for Boston which would have been yesterday. It must have been hard to see the day come and go, but must have also felt good to be a part of a unique community making a sacrifice for the […]