295: Get Clear on Where You Are - Day 1 of the 5 Day Running Challenge

Welcome to Day 1 of your 5 day running challenge!   You can still sign up for the challenge by clicking here!   Congratulations on taking this step away from that cycle of frustration and moving towards improving your running and becoming the real life runner that you want to be! As working parents of 2 girls, Kevin and I understand what it's like to try to fit your training into your already busy lifestyle, let alone try to make and follow a plan to improve.  It can all feel very overwhelming sometimes.  If you're like a lot of runners we work with, you know you want to achieve your running goals, but you just aren't sure how to get there.   But if we're being honest, we didn't always have this figured out.   We both used to live by the "no pain, no gain" mentality, working out everyday, eating "clean", going to bed late and getting up early to train.  We thought we were doing the right things, until it all came crashing down.  For me, it was a back injury that left me unable to pick up my kids or be the mom I wanted to be. For Kevin, it was a series of 3 seizures that the doctors couldn't explain.  Our bodies were failing us, and we weren't sure why. It was then that we decided there had to be a better way.  We realized that being fit is not the same thing as being healthy, so we had to figure out a way to support both.  Our running and fitness were important to us, but not at the expense of our overall health.  So how could we support our overall health while still chasing our running goals?   We realized that we had to personalize our plans, in a way that was right for each of us as individuals. I needed a plan that was right for ME, MY body, MY goals, and MY lifestyle, and Kevin needed a different plan that was right for HIM.   We stopped doing all of the things that we were "supposed" to do, and instead figured out what was right for each of us.  We created our own individual plans, that included things other than just running, to help us get stronger and healthier, and become faster runners in the process.   This is what we are going to show you this week.  Over the next 5 days, we will do this by helping you to understand how to train with intention and prioritize the things that will actually move you forward.  We will help you understand what you need to let go of in order to move forward and achieve YOUR goals! We've helped hundreds of runners transform from frustrated runners struggling to achieve their goals into strong and confident Real Life Runners, in charge of their running and their life, and we are excited to help you this week to get there too! Most runners think that they need to run more or push harder to get faster, which leads many runners to get injured or not make the progress they want. They are only focused on the miles or the paces, with no consideration of ALL of the other things affecting their results. You're left with a broken body and broken spirit. There are 3 steps to totally transform your running, but we are going to lead you through step 1 this week because this step alone is the most important and can lead to massive transformations in your running.  So on to Day 1!  Focus of the Day: LET GO OF CONFUSION If you're someone who has been running consistently and not making progress, it's likely that you are feeling confused. You're putting in the work, but not getting results.  What gives? Today, it's all about letting go of CONFUSION, and figuring out where you are right now. So many runners don't have a clear picture of where they are right now, so they set goals with the wrong timeline, which leads them to take on a training load that they’re not ready for.  This can lead to injury, constantly feeling sore or achy, runs not feeling good, inconsistency, and lack of motivation because you are training at a level above where you currently are.  You need to know where you are, so you can make a plan that works for you now that will allow you to move forward without getting derailed. This is just about awareness. Try not to judge yourself here.  You're here for a reason, and the goal is to move forward.  We have to know where you are so we can move ahead.   Remember, if you do just one thing this week that you wouldn't have done without this challenge, that's a win!  If you could start to transform your running and your life in 5 days, wouldn’t you want to?   Let’s do this!