Archive: Motivation
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May 12, 2013
No CommentsHow to Make Your Run More Interesting
This is a quickie – but a goodie: If you always hit the treadmill at a steady pace, try distracting your mind with Fartlek training — a Swedish term for “speed play.” Fartleks are random, meaning you don’t go for a measured amount of time or distance, but simply speed up or slow down to...
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Apr 30, 2013
1 CommentFrilly Girl-Sized Bikinis and Determination
Yesterday, I was ready. Got my bag, got my cycling gear, change of clothes — grabbed a towel and headed out the door 5:10am. I was going to teach my cycle class, hit the pool,do 1,000 meters and head home. Perfect plan…finish it all before 7 am. I’ll admit, during cycling, I was thinking about...
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Apr 19, 2013
No CommentsRunning Reality Check
Given the events of the week, my temper tantrum on the trail on trail this past Sunday pales in comparison. However, in the heat of the moment – it seemed to be the only thing that mattered. Most of you have had the experience of a run going terribly wrong. If you haven’t had this experience...
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Mar 29, 2013
No CommentsInspiration. If She Can — You Can
I thought I was going to be in trouble on Monday. I always hate the moment – when I see a student come into what I have pre-judged to be the wrong class for them. I don’t want to turn people away, but I also don’t want them to feel discouraged. On Mondays, I teach a...
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Feb 27, 2013
No CommentsWhat Makes A Runner?
While training for my last marathon, I was chatting with a member after class about running. “YOU? run marathons,” a male member interrupted incredulously. He looked at me as if I weighed 1,000 pounds and had one leg. “I mean, you have a lot of muscle mass…” (yeah, foot already inserted, dude.) I wasn’t offended....
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Feb 12, 2013
No CommentsWhy Everyone Should Take Yoga Teacher Training
Yes, I really do mean everyone. You don’t have to be “good” or “flexible” or aspire to be a teacher. You may think yoga training is all about learning how to do a “perfect” downward dog and espouse the details of the Sutras. That might be in your training, but it isn’t the point. Everyone...
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Feb 05, 2013
No CommentsHappy Running
Look! I’m smiling! I don’t think I’ve ever had a race picture of me taken during the run where I am happy. Oh, sure – I smile before the race, I smile after (not always) – but during? I’m usually grimacing as I focus on some unattainable goal and becoming frustrated that I can’t achieve...
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Jan 21, 2013
No Comments“Biggest” Inspiration
My daughter woke up this morning on a mission. I thought her commitment would fade with a night’s sleep, but nope. She marched right over to the fridge, handed me the bottle of chocolate syrup and pointed to the trash. Then, she made a beeline to the pantry and threw out 3 mini twizzlers. I...
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Jan 16, 2013
No CommentsWhy Your Diet Will Fail
I don’t mean to be a downer, but if you committed to a diet to lose weight as part of your New Year’s resolution – chances are you’ll fail. The statistics support me – between 5 and 20 percent of people will successfully lose weight and keep it off – the rest give up or...
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Jan 01, 2013
No CommentsResolutions 2013
I’m not a big resolution-er. I’d rather improve all year long. However, January 1 is a good day to set a bunch of these improvements into motion, so here goes: 1) Foam roll every day. Every time I foam roll, it helps, but I get lazy or distracted or for some reason feel it is...
