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…

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…

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…

RUNNER’S RAMBLINGS: It’s that time of year again!

Well it’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about setting goals for the new year, time to reflect on how this past year went and what we can learn form it. Mostly it’s a time to take a few minutes to see just how far we have come and where our hard work has gotten us. …