In my most recent “Hour of Power” chat with registered dietician & elite athlete, Erin Green, she was asked “What is the ‘right’ diet?” Great question! (Side Note: If you’d like to hear her answer, click here…it starts at about 27:45). That question resonated with me because I get asked the exercise version ALL the
OK, endurance athletes. Remember the 80/20 Rule? I know I sure do because it’s been around FOR-EVER. The 80/20 Rule suggests that endurance athletes spend 80% of their time training at low intensity & 20% of their time training at moderate to high intensity. Pretty basic! And as a general prescription for training…it’s actually quite
“About a year ago I listened to a podcast by Dr. Stacy Sims. You may have heard of her – she is a leading researcher in women’s health & fitness. I can still hear her voice ringing in my ears. She explained that, as women get older, they are not able to maintain their desired
When athletes go from being self-coached to hiring a coach, the transition can be a bit overwhelming. And while we coaches really try not to change EVERYTHING all at once, we do have training methodologies which require the athlete to get used to new ideas, concepts & strategies. Athletes can often feel like their worlds
I’m sure many of you know The Byrds song, “Turn! Turn! Turn!”. If you aren’t familiar with it, please take a listen…especially to those awesome lyrics! The lyrics suggest that all things will change, nothing should stay the same & that life is about dynamic movement – “To everything turn! turn! turn!” They perfectly sum
Race season is upon us. And that means lots of athletes are starting to prepare by making their lists & checking them twice. While lists are great, there is a bit more to preparing for a race. Oh…like training?!! 😉 So, just exactly how do you get yourself “race ready”? Here are four things to
Routines. Habits. Ruts. Rituals. Call it what you will, we LOVE our tried & true patterns. And honestly, we need these routines. Without them we’d be hopelessly overwhelmed every morning as we faced the myriad of skills that would have to be relearned – skills like brushing your teeth, cooking your morning oatmeal & finding
“The beauty of endurance sports is that we are always capable of more. We are always capable of improving. Whatever you think your potential is, it’s beyond that. Last month I ran the Boston Marathon after almost 8 yrs of work. When I first started this quest, I was hyper-focused on the outcome – to
In our world of “get it quick” immediate gratification focus, it’s easy to forget that some things take time…sometimes they take A LOT of time. Endurance training is one of those things. It takes months (preferably years, actually) to get all the pieces aligned just right for a successful race day. And since Time is
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires. Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist “I love the intuitive wisdom of children. In fact, my 6-yr old niece just