48 minute mile, decisions and loose change

Hi all,

This is the time of year when athletes with the best laid plans in March start getting infected with self-doubt in August. Just a gentle reminder to NOT GET STUCK! Can't decide on a training plan for your fall event? Then you doubt yourself and don't go all in giving yourself a poor training block. Can't decide on the next race? Then you have weeks stuck deliberating rather than making progress on the path towards your goal. 

"Make a decision. If that decision doesn't work out, make another decision."   ECFit newsletter on one of the best pieces of life advice. 

Want a sounding board to make a decision, get in touch! 

ODE TO THE 48 MINUTE MILE
"One mile. Forty-eight minutes and sixteen seconds. A personal worst, possibly. A dark PR. I swore, partly because that is an extremely slow mile, and partly because it meant I was definitely not getting to the trailhead in time to grab a sandwich from my favorite deli before it closed. In those 48 minutes, I could’ve run five miles around town. I could’ve baked a loaf of banana bread. Finished a full wash-and-dry cycle. Called my mom. What the hell was I doing with my life?"  Full article HERE and please note, the article includes the phrase "non-consensual cold-plunge" and I will be using that in every winter puddle I run through from here on out. 

LOOSE CHANGE
Need a short watch while you are doing PT or mobility this week?

• A Regular Person's Guide to Surviving an Ultramarathon video here. Advice includes, "loose change adds up" and "if you feel bad, eat something."
• If you are finding nutrition and hydration hard to nail down on training runs or races, DO NOT beat yourself up. Keep iterating. Keep trying. This video of David Roche, coach, sponsored athlete and racer with a full crew of doctors and physiologists dropping from Western States is a reminder that even the best with all the best resources don't always get it right. 

STRENGTH 
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