Posts

QT: Don’t Stress About Running Over the Holidays (Best Of-ish)

0 Comments/in , /by

Become a Patron!

The last six months of the year can a bit crazy, yes?

Between now and the end of the year, things just tend to be a bit crazy.

Holiday parties. Christmas pageants for the kids. End of the year “things”. Family demands. Travel.

Add it all up, the routine is a hot mess from now until somewhere around 4-5 January when the New Year is here and we settle back into our normal busy lives.

All of this disruption can wreak havoc on the training plans of anyone running over the holidays.

But it doesn’t have to. Read more

QT: Calling an Audible is Not the End of the World in Your Training

0 Comments/in , /by

This wasn’t the quick tip I had planned for this week, yet here we are.

The topic I had planned for today just wasn’t coming together.

Will it come together down the road? More than likely.

But instead of continuing to try and force the square peg into a round hole, I decided that calling an audible was the better choice.

So, like I said, here we are. Read more

QT: The Value of Consistency in Your Running Routine (Best Of-ish)

0 Comments/in , /by

This post/episode was originally published in November of 2017. The following post/show notes are basically copy/pasted from the orignal post, but the audio is a new take on the subject.

Every Monday morning, I sit down at the computer and update the training plans for each of the athletes that I coach.

For whatever reason, this week it really struck how repetitive most of the plans end up being.

While I pride myself on creating unique plans for each client, once a client finds the routine that works for him or her things start to look pretty much the same week in and week out.

Read more

QT: Regular Route Getting Stale? Some Tips to Help Keep It Fresh

1 Comment/in , /by

No matter how much we love the sport of running, it is possible that our running might get a little boring on occasion.

I mean, I know there are days when doing another handful of miles in my neighborhood just doesn’t sound that exciting.

And point blank, it’s not that exciting.

Most weeks, I’m doing a handful of miles in my neighborhood four times.

Now, my neighborhood isn’t small but it’s certainly not big enough that the monotony of the scenery doesn’t get to me on occasion. Read more

QT: A Consistent Training Schedule May Be Boring, but It’s Effective AF!

0 Comments/in , /by

Every Monday morning, I sit down at the computer and update the training plans of all of my coaching clients.

For whatever reason, this week it really struck how repetitive most of the plans end up being.

While I pride myself on creating unique plans for each client, once a client finds the routine that works for him or her things start to look pretty much the same week in and week out.

Read more