230. What to Do in the Off-Season
For a lot of runners, the off-season can be a challenging time. It’s so important that what you do in the off-season can often make or break your next race. So today, what to do in the off-season as a runner to ensure you start your next training cycle on the right track.
229. How to Have More Confidence Now
One of the big keys to achieving anything significant in your life – losing weight and keeping it off, running a marathon – is confidence. So how do you get more confidence? Well, you are in luck because that’s what’s on the agenda here today. In this episode, I explain what confidence is, how it might just be the game-changer you’re looking for, and how to have more confidence now.
228. Lessons Learned Flying Pig Weekend
This past weekend was the biggest running event of the year here in Cincinnati – Flying Pig Weekend! I did a lot of racing this weekend and let’s just say that things did not all go as planned. But despite dealing with some very challenging situations, the whole weekend was a huge success, both for the city and for me personally. Today on the podcast, I share my experiences in dealing with all the challenges and all the lessons learned Cincinnati Flying Pig weekend.
227. The Power of Practicing Mindfulness
About 80% of Americans say they feel some degree of stress in their daily lives. We are a stressed-out society. Having a daily stress management practice is imperative if you want to be a healthy happy human. And one of the most powerful ways to manage stress is to practice mindfulness. So in this episode, I explain the power of practicing mindfulness and why it might be the best gift you can ever give yourself.
226. What’s the Best Pacing Strategy?
We’re in the middle of the Spring racing season here in the US and a lot of runners ask me questions about pacing for their upcoming race. Believe it or not, there is one pacing strategy that has been proven time and again to be the most effective for practically every runner. Today I will answer the question, “What’s the best pacing strategy”, so you can go out there and crush your Spring race this year.
225. Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone
One of the most powerful things you can do to improve your health and fitness is to regularly push past your comfort zone. The idea of getting uncomfortable is easy to understand, and most people say they’re more than willing to get uncomfortable. But when they come face-to-face with their own discomfort, all those good intentions go out the window. So today on the podcast, it’s all about pushing past your comfort zone so you can grow, evolve, and become the most badass version of yourself yet.
224. How I Experienced Freedom from Alcohol
17 years ago I finally made the decision to give up drinking alcohol. This was not a decision that came quickly or easily, I had been drinking daily for many, many years. I got to a point where my life was not what I wanted it to be. I wanted more for myself and alcohol was standing between me and the person I ultimately wanted to be. So today on the podcast, how I experienced freedom from alcohol, got my life back, and became healthier and happier than I ever thought possible.
223. The Problem with Eating Whatever You Want
There’s a lot of interesting food advice being given out these days by health and fitness “experts.” One in particular that has stood out to me lately goes something like, “Take a few days each week and go crazy! Eat whatever you want! You don’t want to be too restrictive with your diet!” I’ve learned a lot about this principle in the last few months and today I share my thoughts with you about it. In this episode of the Running Lean podcast, I explain the problem with eating whatever you want and offer a better way to do things.
222. How to Stop the Mindless Eating
Have you ever found yourself at the end of a sleeve of Oreos or at the bottom of a bag of potato chips and thought…did I really just eat all that? If so, then you have probably been doing some mindless eating. Mindless eating is something we have all done at one point or another, and it’s something you can absolutely change. So today on the podcast, what mindless eating is and how to stop the mindless eating once and for all.
221. What Are You Willing to Sacrifice to Lose Weight?
If you’ve ever trained for a marathon then you know that sacrifices have to be made in order to achieve that goal. You have to put in a lot of hours on the weekends running in the cold. You have to give up time with your family and friends. You are more than willing to sacrifice these things in order to run that race. How about when it comes to losing weight? What are you willing to sacrifice in order to hit your weight loss goal? In this episode, I take a deep dive into the kinds of sacrifices we all have to make in order to lose weight and keep it off.