As we move out of winter into the first days of spring so many of us sit down with pen and paper to draw up training schedules and race calendars. What type of plan do you compile from prior year experience? Is it filled with the workouts you enjoy? Or is it filled with the workouts you need to improve as an athlete? In this video I share some of the ideas I keep in mind, using elements from my book. What do you do? Share below.
What do you do on those days that feel so phenomenally heavy that getting out the door seems beyond you. Or once you are out, the whole effort of running just simply feels too much.
Today's video deals with exactly this situation and how to lift yourself out of the funk.
Here are two scenarios that I am sure that many can relate to:
First, you're out on the trails in the dark of the late night or pre-dawn... and the patch of illumination form your headlamp fades to black in front of you.
The second is tripping over a tree root or a rock and face planting the trail. You get up and your trusty head lamp is dead.
What to do - especially if you are miles or tens of miles from the trail head?
My experience from doing almost all my running solo and unsupported has forced me to be self sufficient even in those dark times.
Many runners have a very relaxed "fly by the seat of their pants" structure to their training, while other athletes have an OCD level of strictness regarding distance, time and intensity of each part of every workout.
Both have advantages and disadvantages. In today's video I balance the one against the other to help you find the blend that works best for you in terms of enjoyment and health / fitness goals.
How do you balance your running between OCD planning and relaxed enjoyment. Share below.
