By Leda McDaniel You may be familiar with the terms “shin splints” and “stress fractures.” But, did you know that technically these both...

Nearly all athletes struggle with getting enough sleep. It’s a serious problem among both elites and everyday athletes. We know what to...

By: Leda McDaniel What if there was one factor that you could devote time to that could both improve your performance and enjoyment of...

Written by: Leda McDaniel Could You Be OVER Training? Tips to recognize overtraining and why it MATTERS to your recovery and performance!...

Written by: Leda McDaniel Amy Yoder Begley began running when she was 10 years old after noticing a woman in her neighborhood who was...

Overtraining is an epidemic in running culture. Because running is addictive AND we have been taught that we are supposed to do more to...

None of us have time to be injured. We would rather be running outside enjoying the sound of our feet as they hit the ground, smelling...

Kate Mihevc Edwards after completing the Chicago Marathon.

If you run, my guess is that you've probably had an injury. Injuries impacts an athlete’s physical body, but they can also impact their...

Do you feel crazy when you can’t run? Like the rug has been pulled out from under you and you can’t find your balance? I used to feel...

We have a serious problem in the running community, and it is not improving. Fifty percent of all recreational runners and seventy five...

When we ignore that athletes are people full of emotions, struggles, opinions and needs outside of their sport we get into trouble. When...

“I’m not sure where running ends and I begin; we are so intertwined as one.” -Kara Goucher A few weeks ago, I wrote about athletic...

Stress is stress. It doesn’t matter if you are moving, training for a big race, getting married or starting a new job. Your body can’t...

In 2015 I nearly died training for a half Ironman. I was out on a typical 5-mile run when I went into ventricular tachycardia (VT). My...

Gratitude is defined as appreciating what we have rather than worrying about what we lack. Even if it appears to be simple, gratitude...

By now you have heard me say repeatedly that athletes are more than their physical body. AND you have probably heard that without...

I have been consistently meditating for nearly seven years now. Sometimes I miss a few days, but overall, I stick to it because it makes...

When I give a test in my endurance athlete course, my graduate students joke that the best two answers to put down are either “breathing”...

I like to blame my parents as much as the next person, but it’s time we stop blaming them for everything- especially our genetics. Yes,...