One of my athletes asked me the other day: Do you think I could run my goal time right now? I paused for a second and said, “no”. Unbelievable. Olympic Trials Finisher medal, in a PR. Not quite the thing you’d like to hear from your coach, right? I am honest with my athletes. I…
Scott Jurek’s Vegan Strawberry Pancakes (Endurance Athlete-Approved!) These vegan pancakes are SO good—please try them! They’re sweet from the strawberries, hearty from the mix of whole grains, and they absolutely don’t need syrup (unless you want it, of course). I love how they feel indulgent, but are actually packed with long-lasting fuel. What makes these…
We went out to AZ for Sharon’s wedding (one of my long-time athletes). It was over St. Patrick’s day so I thought it would be fun to find a race. Sharon pointed me to a great road race, but Nate and Craig convinced me that I could find roads anywhere – and that instead, we…
Wow, what a day! I can tell my legs and body are remembering how to run – I felt FAST today! I was running tall, feet hitting the pavement & bouncing off quickly, I felt very fit & efficient – it was so FUN. It’s the first time I’ve felt that since starting to run…
Part of me wants to accept the MILLER FAMILY challenge. Let me back up… Wouldn’t it be fun to just try to go through EVERYTHING in our cupboards? As a professional runner living in a small town, I can “run” most of our errands. If I need to meet with a sponsor who is in…
I’m sort of in that “oh crap” mode. I have less than a month to get myself into fast 5k shape. Probably not a big deal for most, but a big deal for my surprisingly slow legs. It’s really fun to have this immediate “either do it or not” type of goal (sort of the…
