Training

It’s easy in running, as in any sport, to focus on the competition. Achievements are all about race results. Thoughts revolve around race day. That’s what it’s all about, right?

The truth is, especially if you want to be a runner for the long term, you need to take a more holistic view of running. It’s not just about race day. It’s about all accomplishments. It’s about finding fulfillment in the pursuit. It’s about running being such a positive part of your life that you want it to remain in your life.

Most of all, it’s all about falling in love with the process, the training, the day to day runs.

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For some reason, runners often get stereotyped as stubborn. I have no idea why. It’s not like we will get our run in regardless of the weather. It’s not like we will run at any time of the day or night to get our runs in. It’s not like we will do anything to avoid missing a workout.

So maybe we are a little stubborn. The good news is that, 99% of the time, being stubborn is a good thing as a runner.

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I feel like I’m late this year, even though it’s only mid-November. Winter definitely has made it to the Midwest early this year. So, as usual, let’s discuss running through the winter.

As always, the bottom line is that you can safely run through the winter with a few precautions and maybe an occasional exception that might keep you indoors.

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I’d like to share with you a tip I give to Club HillRunner.com members around this time every year.

As the weather gets colder and your long sleeve shirts and jackets come out of the closet, take advantage of that gear by covering your watch and not looking at it while you’re running.

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In the last blog post, I asked if bigger workouts are always better. Today, I would like to explore a related topic.

For every run you do, I hope you have an answer to one simple question: how is this run making you better?

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