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June 5, 2019 By Coach Jen

Consistency Is Key

Remember last week’s post when I so smugly claimed that running alone and being one with my mind was bliss? Well, my brain was like, “Hold my beer.” Negativity breeds discontent It started with a small medical issue I was having that was keeping me from running or working out. And completely forgetting that consistency […]

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June 3, 2019 By Jill Angie

Hopewell Valley 5K and a Difference of Opinion

Last weekend I ran a 5K with Andy and a few friends. The night before, he and I were talking about our intentions for the race. As it turns out, we had very different goals. Andy’s plan was to place in his age group. My plan was to have a nice, easy run and enjoy […]

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May 27, 2019 By Jill Angie

What to Do about a Terrible Run

We’ve all been there. You head out the door with the best of intentions, but your run just feels terrible right from the beginning. Your breathing is off, there’s a weird pain in your foot, your bra strap is chafing you, you’re like a minute per mile slower than usual despite working really hard, and […]

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May 22, 2019 By Coach Jen

Strength Training for Runners

I love strength training. We talk a lot about it in the Run Your Best Life group and there’s so much angst about the topic. “How much strength training should I do?” ”What do I do?” “Why do I need to do it?” What I focus on But just like getting the training runs in, […]

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May 20, 2019 By Jill Angie

Failure Is ALWAYS an Option

Failure is always an option

We are a week into the 10K class in Run Your Best Life, and I am really loving how everyone is showing up like gangbusters for this class! It’s so much fun to be surrounded by women that are working hard on improving their lives through running AND through managing their minds. It’s a powerful […]

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May 15, 2019 By Coach Jen

Finding Motivation to Keep Going

Finding Motivation

A couple of weeks ago, I made a promise to myself that, no matter what, I would do ALL of my training runs leading up to the Seattle Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon. NO. MATTER. WHAT. And I’ve been sticking to it, even with some struggles. Mostly around finding motivation. I decided to drive to […]

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May 13, 2019 By Jill Angie

Feeling Overwhelmed Sucks

Feeling overwhelmed sucks

We’ve all been there. Overwhelmed. Your boss gives you too much to do. Your spouse doesn’t help out enough and puts all the responsibility on you. You don’t know where to start on a big, important project, such as training for a marathon or writing a book, so you get overwhelmed and put it off […]

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May 8, 2019 By Coach Jen

Finding the Joy!

One of the habits I’ve cultivated to help live my best life is part of my daily journaling process. Doing a daily review each night and answering the following questions helps me keep finding the joy in my habits: What went well today? What did I learn today? How do I want to feel tomorrow? […]

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May 6, 2019 By Jill Angie

Taking Out the Trash: Change Your Thoughts

Last weekend Andy ran his first half marathon. He started running in January 2018, lost 100 pounds in 10 months, and on April 28th, 2019, he did a half marathon in 1:59:29. I am INSANELY proud of him. He set a goal, worked his ASS off with determination, and achieved that goal. It was hard […]

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Filed Under: Managing the mind, Rebels on the Run, Uncategorized, Weight Loss

May 1, 2019 By Coach Jen

Feeling “Meh”

I was feeling “Meh” about my training plan this week. I wasn’t excited about it. I wasn’t dreading it. I wasn’t really feeling anything but ambivalence. But ambivalence is a feeling, so there had to be a thought behind it, right? So I set to work figuring out what I was thinking that was causing […]

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