Callousing
As I run more and more, the calluses on my feet slowly build back up. Hardening, then flaking the dead skin that is no longer needed....
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Coach Allie
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Sleeping in.
Sleep comes before everything else. Clearly sleep is important, as we spend almost half our lives doing it. For an athlete, it is the...
Coach Allie
Mar 3, 20213 min read
Don't Get Caught in the Mileage Trap
I often hear people ask about weekly mileage, how many miles they should be running per week to get faster, etc. In training, there is a...
Coach Allie
Feb 16, 20217 min read
The Inner Game of Tennis, Part I
I know what you're thinking: "Isn't this a running blog?" And the answer is, yes. It is. But The Inner Game of Tennis, by W. Timothy...
Coach Allie
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Abracadabra
I binged an entire mini series on Netflix on Wednesday night called, Dash + Lily, an adorable romantic comedy about teenagers in the city...
Coach Allie
Nov 11, 20202 min read
The Come Down
This week has been tough for a lot of us. Low energy, poor sleep, stressed about the election results rolling in, days wondering why the...
Coach Allie
Nov 3, 20204 min read
Run a Fast 5K!
So many of us marathoners are petrified by the 5k. “It’s so short!” “It’s so hard!” “I can’t breathe!” “I don’t know how to pace that!”...
Coach Allie
Oct 29, 20203 min read
The Problem With Calling Something an "Easy Run"
A large majority of our miles are made up of "easy" miles. What "easy" means to an experienced runner versus a newer runner is vastly...
Coach Allie
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Not Today.
The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is put my glasses on and stumble into the bathroom and look at my insane bedhead in...
Coach Allie
Oct 17, 20203 min read
Strides are Like Tequila Shots.
Strides are so important. They're free speed training. They're free form training. I've been trying to think of a way to describe the...
Coach Allie
Oct 8, 20202 min read
The Human Spirit.
Sara Hall proves the human spirit is alive and well, and you can find it at the end of a marathon. I think it is safe to say that if you...
Coach Allie
Oct 1, 20203 min read
In The Long Run...
Long runs are a staple of every runner's training. We usually do these in one of two ways: an easy long run, or a long run with a workout...
Coach Allie
Sep 22, 20204 min read
RBG: Tough As Nails
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or as her personal trainer calls her "TAN," for Tough As Nails. This woman truly was tough as nails, and we can...
Coach Allie
Sep 14, 20202 min read
To Dare Is To Do
I am really into the show All or Nothing right now, following the Tottenham Hotspurs Football Club. The team motto is inscribed in giant...
Coach Allie
Sep 9, 20205 min read
Rest & Recovery
Rest and recovery days are equally, if not more important than workout days. Only with these days in your schedule, will you be able to...
Coach Allie
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Group Love.
Togetherness. Unification. Collective purpose. Mutual respect and support. You don't need to be running in a huge group to get a massive...
Coach Allie
Sep 1, 20205 min read
Iron Sharpens Iron
Iron is arguably one of the most important minerals for runners. Iron helps transport oxygen throughout the body, something that is...
Coach Allie
Aug 25, 20205 min read
Running Teaches Us Resilience
"In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning." — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Finding...
Coach Allie
Aug 18, 20205 min read
Periods. Am I right, ladies?
Seriously, our cycles significantly impact our training and it is essential that we acknowledge this. Different phases of our cycles can...
Coach Allie
Aug 12, 20203 min read
It's Getting Hot in Here
Running in the heat is really hard. These last summer days in Sacramento have been toasty! Every day this week has a predicted high of...
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