If you ever feel like the Superfeet insoles are too heavy/bulky, check out Currex insoles. They are much lighter and less cumbersome in my opinion.

How do you feel about running on the treadmill? Sometimes doing a few workouts indoors can make going outside more appealing!

My tip? Keep those easy days easy by feel instead of pace. Then hit your workouts as prescribed. You’ll have better recovery between workouts and you’ll be more likely to get the most out of every hard session in the program!

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That’s how it all starts! Welcome to the running cult 😂👏

Sifan is incredible 👏

Speed is all relative—there’s always someone faster. The sole fact that you ran a marathon makes you an exceptional human being. Keep going! 👏👏

Interestingly enough, some of the chronic GI issues that runners have when it comes to training and racing can be the result of under-fueling. The GI system is like any muscle and needs to be used. If we aren’t eating enough generally, our gut will actually start to shut down a bit/atrophy.

Under-fueling is more of a chronic issue that leads to performance declines and health issues whereas “over-fueling” happens on an acute basis and usually affects one performance negatively, but not long term health.

Those are all great points. For the most part, when I think about under-fueling, I’m considering the combination of daily nutrition and intra-workout nutrition not meeting the needs of energy expenditure. GI distress from “Over-fueling” within an event is often the combination of factors you listed.

I think it’s totally normal to have ebbs and flows in motivation. The whole idea around “the rule of thirds” is a helpful guide for evaluating your training. 1/3 of the time you should feel great, 1/3 neutral, and 1/3 like training is the last thing you want to do.

I find it really interesting how runners often fall on two different ends of the spectrum. As a coach, I’d say about half of my runners have me as their accountability to make sure they do enough. The other half have me there to hold them back from doing too much. 😂

The celebration of those “little” wins contributes to greater sense of enjoyment in the process, and as a byproduct of joy, the race results improve too. 🙌🙌🙌