February 2024
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
- Florence Nightingale
Coach’s Commentary
If you sign up for coaching with me, you get more than just a running plan. In addition to sitting down with you (in person or through video chat) to talk about your running journey and your goals, I will also ask you about strength training and nutrition habits. Successful running involves more than just a running plan. Without the proper strength training and nutrition to support your runs, you will be more prone to injury and/or fatigue and will also likely see fewer gains. If you are a female with naturally cycling hormones I can even help you design your workouts around your menstrual cycle for maximum benefits. If you aren’t interested in getting this nitty gritty with your training, that’s ok too!
Once we start working together, I am available to answer any questions that might pop up for you as you train. If I don’t know the answer, I will research it for you! A few weeks ago, someone came to me saying that they had shin splints for the first time ever and had no idea why. They were confused because they have been training for years and never had this particular problem, and so had no idea why it would randomly appear. I asked if they had recently started wearing a new pair of non-running shoes. It turned out that they had recently gone hiking in a less-than-optimal pair of shoes. Of course, not all problems are as easy to solve as this one was, but that’s ok, and that is why I am always completing continuing education to be able to help you best. I became a running coach because I want to help others love running and find success in it however they want to. I draw on my own personal experiences to influence my coaching, but I also completed a run coaching certification through the United Endurance Sport Coaching Academy in order to be knowledgeable about all things running and to be up to date on the latest training and recovery science. I complete continuing education every two years in order to maintain the coaching certification and my personal training certification through NASM and I am currently working on a course about balance training. If you have spoken to me recently you probably know that I hold balance training to be extremely important, so I am excited to be digging into this topic in depth!
Currently Recommending
Good for a Girl : A Woman Running in a Man’s World by Lauren Fleshman
Are you aware of the unique challenges that girls face in sport vs boys? If you’re curious, or if you have a daughter who is or will be active in sports, this book is a great read! For many years, girls have been trained just like boys, even though their bodies and hormones are different. This has led to many young women having to cut their promising athletic careers short due to eating disorders and the host of health problems that accompany them, not to mention the rampant sexism prevalent in sports. Good for a Girl is about Lauren Fleshman’s experiences in the world of running, both while in school and professionally.
ICYMI
If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed my recent obsession with bone broth. I have had several people inquire about it and ask for more information. Bone broth is created by cooking bones for 10-12 hours in order to extract nutrients. It has been used by various cultures throughout time for various medicinal purposes. While I don’t believe that bone broth can replace modern medicine, I do believe in giving my body all the help it can get and supporting it through food choices as much as I can. I’m sure you’ve all heard of eating chicken noodle soup when sick because of the health benefits. Chicken bone broth is like an extra concentrated, even more beneficial version! If you want to learn more or make your own, follow the links below.
Run4theHills Blog : Chicken Bone Broth
The Minimalist Baker - How to make bone broth
