“The Natural” is rare. My granddaughter is a natural athlete. At nine-years-old, and in her first year of competitive soccer, she scores the most goals in her team. Her coach says she’s likely in the top 1% of girls her age in Kansas City. I say that she’s a natural because she doesn’t practice other […]
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Rock Your Resolutions This Year
Planning to fail! Have you noticed that most of us make New Year’s Resolutions knowing in our heart that we’re going to fail? In fact it’s kind of a running joke about how long Resolutions last. I heard someone say this morning that they set a low bar for any Resolutions they make. That’s their […]
How to reset your mindset.
My mental game fell apart 32 miles into my 100. The Pumpkin Holler 100, in Tahlequah, OK, is billed as “relatively flat.” This is true if you compare it to other 100 mile ultramarathons in, say, the Rocky Mountains. I was hot. I was on pavement. (I’m a trail runner. I prefer dirt.) The hills […]