An ultramarathon mindset for finding adventure Only one more gym class! That was all Katie Spotz needed to graduate from high school. The problem was that she didn’t care all that much about sports. She played sports, but wasn’t very good at them. So she was trying to find a way to avoid having to […]
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Monday Mindset: What do you want?
Speakers notes This is one of the hardest questions to answer. Sounds simple. But it’s not. Most of the time you don’t think about what you want. And when you do have to think about it, you find out you’re not really sure what it is. Imagine this: You’re with a friend. One of you […]
Deciding to Make a Change – Maureen Lehr
A mindset to start changing Maureen recently started her coaching business in early 2022. She is a certified running coach and also does personal training. She is uniquely qualified to help her clients because she went through her own transformation from a sedentary lifestyle to now participating in four different endurance sports. Maureen was sick […]
Does Your Why Matter?
Speaking notes What is your WHY? And does it matter? Do you need to know why you are working for some epic goal? A lot of coaches will tell you that you need a strong WHY to keep you moving toward your goal. But is this true? Maybe . . . maybe not. Does knowing […]
OCR and Ultramarathons – Jenny Overstreet
A mindset for competition Jenny Overstreet is not one of the runners who grew up running. She played soccer would do a 5K here and there. Or she would do intervals, but she always said that she hated running. But she started doing obstacle course racing (OCR) and training more seriously for that sport, with […]
Addicted to Feeling Bad
Speaker Notes Do you ever find yourself thinking the same thoughts over and over? It’s like your brain is on autopilot. You might not even remember what triggered it, but you end up feeling stressed out and depressed. Because it seems like these autopilot thoughts always tend to be negative. The truth is that these […]
World-Record Mindset for Ultramarathons – Zach Bitter
Setting the world record for 100 miles Zach Bitter started running when he was in middle school. He tried several different sports and gravitated towards running track and cross country. His parents didn’t push him to any particular sport, they only encouraged him to be active and involved in something. He continued running through high […]
You Need an Ultramarathon Mindset
Speaker notes I say this in almost every episode of this podcast. And if you’ve been listening for a while, you may have an idea of what I mean by an ultramarathon mindset. But I have a lot of new listeners (welcome)! I want to talk about what I mean by an ultramarathon mindset and […]