Runner’s Ramblings: It sucks not to be running

By: Mizuno Race Team Member, Mike Aish   Well, it sucks not to be running, but I think it might be even harder when you know that the reason you’re not running is because it was your choice.   Towards the end of last year I was training well, but things just weren’t coming together. As much as I tried,

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Coach’s Corner: The Guy Who Ran Home

By: Amy Begley, Coach- Atlanta Track Club     Not everyone instantly falls in love with running. Sometimes the sport is an acquired taste.   Kirubel Erassa may be an elite runner now, but in high school he was ready to quit after a mile. Kirubel, who moved to the Atlanta area at the age of 11 from Ethiopia, played soccer

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How to Stick to Your Goals in 2016

Motivation and goals work hand in hand.  To help stay motivated you should have a goal, or end point, to be working towards.  Having that goal helps you stay motivated to chase after it each day.   To stick to your goals I like to break it down into these 3 things:   1) Accountability 2) A Checkpoint 3) The

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Selecting an Appropriate New Year’s Running Goal

Guest Post By: BackAtSquare0 First, how about we start of by ditching the term resolution and all the negative connotations that come with it.  When we hear the term resolution we think of some wild idea that is laid out on January 1st and completely forgotten about by February.  So, instead how about we focus on selecting an appropriate New

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