Category: Training

  • The Runner I’m Becoming

    I trained for my smaller races with plans from the internet and a free app that I liked. I trained for my first half marathon with a basic plan and unplanned intervals but it got the job done. I knew so little about what I didn’t know and that was fine with me because my…

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  • Ask Coach Sabrina L: How do I commit to a training plan without feeling like I’m deserting my family?

    As our goals get larger, they occupy more time in our schedule. It can feel overwhelming trying to figure out how to schedule everything that you want to achieve, but at the end of the day, it’s worth it!

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  • Accidental UltraMarathoner

    Accidental UltraMarathoner

    As a Mother Runner and a Coach, I have very different opinions now of what an athlete can achieve when they set their mind to it. I have heard that at any given time, you can double your achievable distance but I never believed it. When I was being talked into my first half marathon,…

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  • Parallels and Visibility

    Admittedly, I’ve spent more time in my adult years hiding than I have creating visibility and it is still often my reflex. It was not until I heard a podcast reminding us all to show up and let others see us that I truly thought about it. People may be quick to say “no one…

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  • Are You Vacation Ready?

    Are You Vacation Ready?

    People may tease about staying fit enough to outrun the zombies when they take over but having a ‘moderately active’ level of fitness should not be a joke for most adults. Do you struggle to bring your groceries into the house? If your car broke down somewhere unsafe with no cell service, would you have…

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  • One of the MANY times I quit the gym

    In real life, it’s important to make small, incremental changes. This helps guarantee that you can stick with them and they will have lasting change. I’ve told you this before and I’ll continue to tell you. We are training for the long term. We are training for life.

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  • I Completed Over 14 miles

    I Completed Over 14 miles

    When I agreed to run with her, she said she had 12 miles on the plan. That was the maximum I imagined running that day. I let the voices get to me and I was planning the finish before we even began.

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  • AMA: Why don’t you have a weight loss plan?

    AMA: Why don’t you have a weight loss plan?

    Most of us have had diets, calorie counting and food shaming thrown at us our entire lives. There is always someone ready to educate you on the things you’re putting on your plate and how their diet is better for you.

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  • Monterey’s Memorable Miles

    Monterey’s Memorable Miles

    Those inner critic voices in my head were screaming into their bull horns by this point. They were so loud that I was afraid they would take over.

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  • When was the last time you faced a fear?

    When was the last time you faced a fear?

    As adults, we settle into a routine. We establish careers. We build families and friend circles that don’t change regularly. We’re not greeted with regular opportunities to learn or face our limitations. We have to actively seek new opportunities and we get to choose whether to face our fears or walk away. 

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