This time of year we tend to get overloaded with parties, shopping, and all the other preparations of the season.  Once our work day ends we check our ‘To Do’ list and embark on a whole new series of tasks that we must accomplish before the day ends. We juggle and struggle to [...]

While in Starbucks the other day, I overheard a conversation between what seemed to be a coach and her client.  It sounded as though it was catch-up time.  The coach asked what the client had been doing – training-wise – and you can tell that she was prepared to hear a whole host [...]

In our house we aim to use the air conditioner as little as possible.  Environmentally it is just one of those things that we can easily control.  Fans and air circulating from open windows keep the house comfortable – to a point.  Sometimes there does come a point when the temperature does force [...]

Within the marathon world there are some who believe that the value of many marathon events has been diluted by the participation of the masses. These runners believe that only runners (and certainly not walkers) should be allowed to experience the thrill of crossing a marathon finish line.  Over the years the top [...]

I get asked quite frequently about my long training days; generally from folks who really aren’t enjoying the process, but know it is a necessary evil to challenge a marathon.  For me, long training days have always been a day when I feel very accomplished.  I  set out early in the day, challenge [...]

Lock and Load…I don’t quite understand the order of the expression…don’t you have to load something before it can be locked in place?  Should it not be Load and Lock?  Regardless, I will work with the Lock and Load concept…

Ladies!!  Pay Attention!!  Lock and Load before you head out to train [...]

The Hook

I have been very lucky in that while coaching I get to meet lots of interesting folks who are leading exciting lives. A few weeks ago a runner with Team in Training, Heather, told me about an adventure that she was embarking on this July. She is part [...]

I think it is pretty safe to say that if you do any amount of endurance walking, at some point you will experience muscle soreness.  Sometimes it will just be a mild muscle fatigue; other times it will ramp up to muscle pain.  For those of you who signed up for walking and [...]

So naturally, when spring comes I do my Spring Checklist to ensure that I am prepared for the season ahead. It gives me a fresh start for the new spring training season. I find that it helps to put my head in the right perspective especially since I am generally ramping up my training for May and June [...]