MENTAL

I’d been gunning to go for the sub-3 hour marathon again ever since my race the year prior where I finished 3:00:28.  After skipping the spring season with a knee…

Runners have a lot on their training plates.  A runner who is trying to improve their performance will consider several tools in their training toolbox.  Which tool is most important?…

A growth mindset is a belief that your ability is something that can change.  You can develop it.  The opposite of a growth mindset is a fixed mindset, which views…

“The most important thing is how a guy prepares himself to do battle.” – Hank Aaron. Let’s talk about what happens right before the action – the warm-up!  For some,…

Runners, like most people, like absolutes!  We want to know that something works (or doesn’t work) and it works (or doesn’t work) 100% of the time.  And this strategy works…

Author Art Williams wrote a book called, “All You Can Do is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do is Enough!”  It is this message that I hope…

“The hardest war to win is one you don’t even realize you are fighting, and the hardest enemy to defeat is the one you don’t even know exists.  Every day…

Anyone can set a goal. A goal to lose weight. A goal to set a new personal best. Perhaps, a goal to get ahead in your career. This goal-setting process…

We’ve all been there. Am I training hard enough? Am I training TOO hard? Should I be feeling this tired? Should I train through this or take a break? It’s one…

Gaining fitness is a full-time job whether you’re a professional athlete or not. It’s not something to clock in and out of and expect to see results. I’m NOT saying…

The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness. – Mia Hamm. The mental side of running doesn’t get much mention, but that certainly doesn’t make it less…