Start now, then restart and don't cut corners

I started a run streak for September with the goal of 20 minutes a day for the entire month, to increase my running from no minutes per week to 2+ hours per week. I got five days in and then missed two days because I forgot I was doing a streak and went mountain biking instead. Then I looked at my calendar on Monday and #@%(*, I realized what happened! My natural tendency would be to just say forget it, I screwed up, never mind, running is obviously not a priority for me right now. BUT not this time. I started the streak because I know how hard it is for me to get back into running when I have taken a break and FOR ME, short daily runs feel way better than just a few per week. It is also helpful to not have to make a choice, but to just get in a run on top of anything else that may be going on. I want to get back to running and I want it to feel good, so back to the streak, day one. It can be so easy to say forget it to something we want because of a poor start. You can start as many times as you need to, next week you will be so happy you got going this week! 

CHAMPIONSHIP MINDSET
This podcast with Tom Evans, men's winner of this year's UTMB drops a lot of championship thinking. He talks about how conditions changed his fueling strategy (liquid only when it is too cold to open gels with frozen hands), using a headlamp AND waist lamp together in poor weather to get better visual on the trail, thinking about small tasks to stay focused, focusing on smiling harder instead of trying to win harder and how he kept his HR low in high pressure moments. I would go as far as saying this is a must listen for those of you preparing for upcoming 100 mile races. 

MORE CURIOUSITY
Last week I talked about meeting worry with curiosity. Now I am seeing curiosity pop up everywhere. Here is Sifan Hassan on the marathon, "Most of the time I am scared for things. If I think the thing is impossible or very hard, I am so curious." 

STRENGTH TRAINING 
Isn't it time you joined Strength Training for Runners on Wednesday nights. Always free. Live to your screen. See you there! 

DON'T CUT CORNERS
Trail runner, Michelino Sunseri, set an FKT on the Grand Teton in Wyoming but it has come at a cost of a massive controversy and federal trial. "The controversy started on his descent from the Grand Teton, where Sunseri used a closed shortcut known as the “old climbers’ trail,” cutting a major switchback on the established trail. The shortcut, though historically used by mountaineers, was explicitly marked as closed for revegetation. Sunseri stepped past signage intended to protect sensitive terrain that would later become a critical flashpoint in the trial." He has been found guilty and sentencing has not yet occurred but there are lots of ethical issues and this article will get you thinking about personal responsibility and multi-use on trails.