I blinked and October is almost over! Save for some late fall marathons and holiday 5ks, we’re already transitioning into the “off season”…
But let’s be honest - between the changing seasons and upcoming holidays, we’re ramping up not winding down.
We’re running less but doing more.
Allow me to offer you this encouragement - don’t let running less turn into not running at all.
You can commit to training even without a big race on the horizon. In fact, a very low commitment through the winter is all it takes to maintain a lot of your hard-earned fitness!
Eric became a marathoner! He ran 4:10 in his debut at the Detroit International Marathon (9:33/mile pace) AND set a half marathon PR en route of 1:57.
Mohammad set a new PR in the 5k at the Baltimore Running Festival, running 21:09 (6:54/mile pace)
Valerie set a new PR at the Detroit International Half Marathon of 1:55:55 (8:51/mile pace)
Athlete Feature: Glenn F. Training for the Air Force
“I reached out to Nicole for help to get me prepared for the Physical Fitness Test required by the US Air Force.
I was a 45 year old beginner with virtually no running experience; I needed to drastically improve my time in a 1.5 mile run, as well as build up my stamina to complete longer runs of 5-6 miles.
With Nicole’s coaching over six months of training, I was able to shave 4.5 minutes off my 1.5 mile time, run 5+ miles straight for the first time in my life, and perhaps most importantly, we did it without any injuries from running.”
Race day nerves come from our thoughts. We focus on what might go wrong, all the unknowns, and the “what ifs.” We also tend to focus on our weaknesses rather than our strengths.
It is a misconception that if our pace or effort isn’t quality, there’s no point in running more. Or, if we don’t have a “purpose” for the milage it’s pointless to run more.
