Welcome to the Run Aligned Podcast where I guide women runners of all paces and abilities to experience a true mind-body connection while running. I’m a certified ChiRunning and ChiWalking instructor, and each podcast season I share techniques on running form, mindset, and mindfulness to help you redefine what success means on your runs and beyond. Get ready to rediscover the joy of running and redefine what it means to be a woman on the run. Join me on this adventure, and let's explore how running can be a catalyst for positive change.
Today’s episode is a short pep talk - but don't underestimate the briefness of the episode - just like a proper warm up routine makes your run so much better, understanding this material will take yo…
“It’s very hard to understand in the beginning that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to qui…
“The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. It’s to test the limits
of the human heart.” (Bill Bowerman).
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“Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel, energies are contagious.” (Unknown).
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Today I want to talk about the concept of ‘the process being the goal’ as opposed to only achieving the goal.
One of the reasons I used to hate running was because I was focused on being done with t…
Running often becomes meaningless when your intention is only to conquer the miles, the mountain, the track with your body simply to achieve fast times and long distances.
Selecting the right metr…
About a year and a half ago, I was asked to author a blog post for a women’s fitness community. A blog post on mindfulness and the role it plays in women’s health and fitness. I want to share the blo…
You do! Short and sweet pep talk on how to have your own back - it starts with you my runner friend. Nobody else can have it for you. “I got my own back” (Maya Angelou).
Runner’s Mind Coaching Prog…
Do you ‘over-breathe’? I used to over-breathe and not know it. It had …
What thoughts fuel your runs?
-Are they limiting or expanding?
-Listen as I explain why I believe mindset work should be priority #1 for fueling our runs.
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Today I’m sharing an invitation to participate in a New Year’s Wellness Retreat I sent out to runners in my running community ‘Women Running Their Best Life’ recently. I wanted to do something a litt…
Today, I want to share with you 10 key ways we can all use mindfulness to make our own lives better. And by better I mean more intentional more purposeful. As you listen to these 10 tips you may deci…
Today I want you to consider these questions:
Today I’m talking about new beginnings. If you’re in my running community or a private client, you’ve heard me talk about a new running book that has absolutely taken me by storm. Listen in as I shar…
Today I completed the ‘Thankful Run’. It was a 10K virtual race. I’m not much of a racer and I don’t really need swag to motivate me but when the ad for this race popped up on Facebook, I didn’t hesi…
Today’s episode is another interview with a fellow runner and a podcast listener. Beth is a runner in my running community Train for a Half Marathon on Facebook but not one of my private clients. Wha…
Today’s episode is an interview with a podcast listener and fellow runner Valerie. In the episode, we chat about Valerie’s running highlights and struggles (maybe you can relate?), what she enjoys ab…
I decided to took this week off from running. The last few weeks, I’ve noticed aching in my shins after my runs - probably beginning shin splints.
Pausing exercise in the past used to be associate…
Today I want to share some of the ‘reflections’ I’ve had on my runs over the last couple of years. They’re just short posts that I’ve shared in the past in my Running Community on Facebook ‘Train for…
21 Quotes to inspire you for your next runs
Today, I want to share some inspiration to help you create or review your runner’s purpose/ your philosophy. I’m sharing quotes by runners that convey mor…