Following on from last week I talk about motivations for running and how setting PBs might not be as motivating as you think.

I talk about the things that really motivate me with running and how targeting a fast marathon is not currently on my list for next year.

I also reflect on my week of training 3 weeks out from Chicago and how a simple idea from my coach Jonny helped me have a much better session.

The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here for an early bird price to the end of September 2024:

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To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠⁠

If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Today's episode is a reflection of what I've seen in my own training and also clients' training and racing culminating in a big weekend of half marathon racing.

It's important to realise that ups and downs during a training block or even a race or session are normal and that it happens to other people too.

This episode gives you some ideas to help keep the ups and downs in check and to have confidence to move forward with your own training and races.

The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here for an early bird price to the end of September 2024:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buy.stripe.com/28o3e02odgF9cTe28o⁠⁠⁠⁠

To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠

If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Today we talk about taking the first step in signing up for a marathon all the way through to training for a 200 mile race with my guest Deepak Shukla.

Deepak was born and raised in London but now resides in the Italian countryside. He is founder of multiple businesses including Pearl Lemon, a digital marketing agency employing 75 people globally.

He ran his first marathon in Chicago in 2009. In June, he ran his first 100-mile ultra and is now training for a 200-mile ultra.

To find out more about Deepak go to:

https://deepakshukla.com

and coming soon...

https://pearllemonrunning.com

The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buy.stripe.com/28o3e02odgF9cTe28o⁠⁠⁠⁠

To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠

My views on having the headphones in for running has changed but can listening to something help or hinder your running?

In this episode I talk about different ways to hack your running time to take in information from podcasts, radio and learning sites and also how to hack your running sessions with music that will help.

I discuss the pros and cons of having your headphones in on race day and how you may respond differently to the atmosphere in races vs training.

The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here:

⁠⁠⁠https://buy.stripe.com/28o3e02odgF9cTe28o⁠⁠⁠

To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here:

⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠

The 180 BPM playlists mentioned in the episode are here:

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/180-bpm-pop-the-running-rules/pl.u-V9D7mqacB4M8Nd

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/180-bpm-alternative-the-running-rules/pl.u-76oNl2mTWEeRYp

It's that time of season where we start to doubt ourselves ahead of our main autumn marathons and half marathons. We wonder how we're able to run the distance or pace when training runs seem tough.

In this episode I talk about 7 reasons why you should be confident and hopeful going into your target race. Races are not training runs and there are lots of ways to get more out of yourself on race day.

I am launching a 21 day marathon mastery email course - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here (you'll receive your first day within 48 hours):

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To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here:

⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠

My guest on this week's show is the amazing Dr Erin Ayala who shares her personal and professional experience to go deeper into the mental side of endurance running.

Erin is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant and founder of Skadi Sport Psychology. She is an ironman triathlete and has recently come back to running, training for an ultramarathon.

Today, we talk about self doubt and self criticism, visualisation, stress and how to prepare for success and failure.

Please follow Erin on Instagram @skadisportpsychology and to find out more about her, her services and upcoming courses coming soon, visit the website skadisportpsychology.com

If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Today I talk about supplements, approaching them in three different groups to assess whether they are required, or if they even move the needle of performance at all.

I'll go through the supplements I do use but I also urge you to find the supplements that work for you and seek medical advice where appropriate.

Finally, I discuss how the placebo effect can make it seem that supplements work and why you should be wary when people make bold claims about the pros of certain supplements.

If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

I am just back from Paris where I had the massive privilege of getting to run the Olympic marathon route on the eve of the last day of the games.

It was hot, hilly and a late start coupled with my plan to try to run at an appropriate intensity to set me up for a push towards Chicago marathon in October.

Ultimately I wanted to enjoy every moment and I did (almost!) enjoy every single minute. I talk about my approach, the atmosphere, what it was like out on course and some takeaways for the future.

If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠