Shattered Runner Meditations

Before you head out for your run, you take the time to (or at least intend to) warm up your muscles and your body. You should also be warming up your mind and getting focused for your run ahead.

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Running is a tricky thing, one day you're crushing your miles and pace and then next day you're barely able to put one foot in front of the other. This can be extremely frustrating and tank your conf…

If you've trained for any kind of race, you've probably met your running ego when you have a recovery run on the plan. That voice inside your head that tells you, you should be going faster or you do…

Like many of you, I'm training for a marathon right now and had my longest run of the training block last weekend. All week leading up to this run, I was stressed about the distance, and I know I'm n…

With all your obligations, adding a run can feel like just another thing on your to do list that you "have to do" or "should do". What if you shifted your perspective and saw your run as something th…

Training for a fall race is exciting! Until you remember you have to train all summer in the heat... Summer running with vacations and the weather can be an instant de-motivator and can make you ques…

How many times do you finish a hard-effort run only to pick out all the things you could have done better? While it's important to analyze your runs to continuously improve, it's also crucial to remi…

We're our biggest critic, so when a run doesn't go the way we planned, it feels like a waste. You put in effort to get out there and push yourself though and that still deserves your recognition!

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A big run, race, or training plan can feel stressful, give you anxiety, and really put the pressure on. Your first approach to stress and anxiety may be to try and relax or ignore them. What if you t…

If you haven't heard me say this before, mentally warming up is just as important as physically warming up before your run! You can even do both at the same time... it's a no brainer.

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There are so many factors that contribute to a great run - feeling that runners high, the views, your expectations, the company, etc. What better feeling is there than having an absolutely amazing ru…

Getting ready for a long run can be scary, intimidating, and daunting, even if you've ran this distance or time before, and your thoughts are no help. The only way to through this fear is to take act…

As runners, having a mindfulness practice can be difficult because we're always analyzing our pace or distance and looking ahead toward our next goal or race. A mindful run can be exactly what you ne…

I just finished my second ever trail race and it reminded me how much fun running can be! When we're running for a big goal or training for an important race, we can forget WHY we run in the first pl…

A great run gives me all kinds of energy, positive vibes, and helps me be productive for the rest of the day. I hope you've experienced this too! Accomplishing a run AND categorizing it as a good run…

If you're like me, you're often so busy that getting out for a run feels impossible! It's not impossible though, especially when you make running and your goals a priority!

Taking just a few minutes…

I recently ran a half marathon and missed my goal of running sub 1:30 by 58 seconds! It's been difficult to accept missing my goal because I've put in so much work and energy to reach this point. But…

Being sore, tired, or not in a good mood doesn't always provide us with motivation to run, but a run is known to solve almost anything! The mental and physical benefits we receive on a run are unmatc…

We have almost 80,000 thoughts per day so we need to make sure at least most of the are working for us rather than against us - especially during a run! The only way to do that is to pre-plan what yo…

We all just need a win sometimes right?! We deserve to acknowledge that we accomplished something, anything! Creating a win through running is such a great way to boost your energy and carry that con…