Disregard for limits, a fun Strava segment and coaching

Today I had a vision for a group run where the fastest runners did loops around the slowest and the front of the pack came back periodically to check on those behind. The slower runners could hand out treats, enticing the others to check back in. You start and finish together and everyone gets their workout in just how they want it, but no one runs alone. Oh wait, this is just me running with my dog right now. She gets in her intervals, I go steady state. She checks back for treats, I always provide. Dogs invented the perfect group run! 

LIVE TOMORROW
Join me on tomorrow and on Wednesday nights for Strength Training for Runners. Live to your screen and always free. Stay home, get strong. Class is 30 minutes, bring your weights. 

OLYMPICS
In case you are feeling meh on the Olympics or just need some human interest to get you warmed up, here are some fun stories including winning a medal and your toddler stealing the spotlight. Or check out this video about speed skater Bittany Bowe and her coach Renee Hildebrand that had me in tears. Also, women can FLY! And here is a fun fact, the highest paid winter Olympian is a woman. Read how Eileen Gu became the highest-paid winter Olympic athlete. 

BUT DON'T LET ME BURY THE LEAD! Trail runner Anna Gibson tried skimo for the first time in December and now is a medal hopeful. She grew up skiing and is a professional trail runner, but wow, what a story. "An accumulation of talent and a disregard for limits."


THAT HALF TIME SHOW!!! (YOUR A$$ IS GRASS): 

• If you haven't watched the Super Bowl Half Time Show with Bad Bunny, I urge you to take 13 minutes and feel the JOY in resistance!
• Big yes to this great use of Strava!
• Job of a lifetime. Be between 5'7" and 6'. Marching band experience. Can keep a secret. 

BULLYING OF FEMALE COACHES
A new survey of 2,000 coaches in the UK found 30% of women had experienced bullying in coaching environments, compared with 15% of men. "Women also reported higher levels of harassment, with 21% saying they had experienced it compared with 12% of men, while they also faced more aggression or violence." "The study found the perpetrators of harassment of women coaches are mostly fellow coaches, while aggression and intimidation most often came from parents." This is not surprising but so disappointing. I feel lucky to not exist in a work culture where I feel bullied. BUT I am double disappointed that the conclusion is, "If sport wants a coaching workforce fit for the future, it must put clear anti-misogyny policies in place, backed by training, to tackle harmful behaviors and the structures and cultures that allow inequality to persist." People needing a training to not be a bully to women, feels especially sad and likely not to make a change. Ugh. Let's all go hug a coach right now.