We recorded this in December last year, but I think you will still get a lot out of it. In this episode we are talking about overwhelm and some of the red flags of your mental health. Sometimes you find them at the doctor or at the gym, or just because everything feels too hard. Running won’t fix your mental health, but it can play a big part in helping you to navigate your challenges and in having something that supports you. And if you are struggling because you can’t run, then check out these tips on surviving a long-term injury. And if you are really time poor, these ideas for being less ..read more

Struggling with running while working full-time? Then this one is for you. Whether you are working full time or managing a full time schedule of work and kids and business, putting the effort in to a running plan, especially something ambitious can be tough. Full-time work or business or parenting is usually full-time enough, without adding too much more onto your plate. But one thing we all know is that when you breathe into running, you can breathe more oxygen into everything else as well. It can seem like it will take up too much space, but somehow it just makes more. But that doesn’t mean ..read more

In this episode with Jen, we are talking about the aftermath of a 3 year pandemic, burn out and some of the realities of covid symptoms that persist past the acute period. It all has an impact, but in this we are focusing on how it has impacted running plans, running training and managing that change both physically and mentally. You can follow Jen in all the places here. Watch on YouTube   Listen on your favourite podcast app SUPPORT THE PODCAST If you want to learn more about our membership community, check out run club https://opmove.com/run-club/ You can also join our free communit ..read more

  Yes, we are talking about NOT running.   Creating space for parenting, business and other adventures. Around here we are usually all about running. And most of the time you hear the story of wow I really struggled and then I figured it out and here I am doing all of the things. This isn’t that story. It’s accepting that sometimes you have to put one thing down to make space for other things. Watch on YouTube   Listen on your favourite podcast app SUPPORT THE PODCAST If you want to learn more about our membership community, check out run club https://opmove.com/run-club/ You ..read more

Ever feel like everyone wants you to be back to normal, but you are just not? In this episode, I give a bit of an update about how things are going post/during? long covid and what training is looking like right now, as well as how to approach the challenges of building a new routine from the ground up for something you used to be quite competent at. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: SUPPORT THE PODCAST If you want to learn more about our membership community, check out run club https://opmove.com/run-club/ You can also join our free community group here https://www.facebook.com/gr ..read more

It’s an old rule of blogging isn’t it? Never apologise for being away because no one cares how little you post. Just write, don’t apologise for not writing. Anyway, it’s been a minute, or you know the better part of a year or two, give or take. And it’s like coming back to anything it feels bloody awkward and uncoordinated at first. But the only way to get through the bad writing is to keep writing. And even as I write that I feel that it’s very possible this should be an internal, unpublished writing thing – but I can’t help but think everyone is feeling much the same way since 2020 and ther ..read more

Do you ever feel like your life has changed, but your goals are stuck and you are just failing them? This is a bit of a meandering catch up episode, but this is the core of what I’m talking about. In the last two years, a lot of us have had the benefit of at one time or another, taking a step back and taking stock of what really matters. You’ve seen it in the great resignation. And I think running or fitness or training is much the same – it’s time to take a step back and ask are my goals actually in line with what I want my lifestyle to be? Do I still want to run or do this thing, or am I jus ..read more

You can thank all the crappy facebook ads I see for this episode of the podcast The ads that really irritate me are the running specific ones, but there are loads of them out there for all kinds of training and all kinds of diets and they are just as bad. Selling you something that sounds too good to be true, because it is. In this episode I’m talking about: Three really common (and persistent myths) The risk to your mental health during periods of fat-loss if your self-talk isn’t where it needs to be What to set up for yourself that is sustainable, but also isn’t totally dependent on one met ..read more

We often hear about loving the process, or setting process based goals or just being about the process, but what does it really even mean? You’ll often hear people talking about the process, but it can get a bit like jargon after awhile. Like, how do you tell the difference between the tempo run which is about the process and the tempo run which is about finally nailing that half marathon PB? They can look a lot alike. So, that is our deep dive for today! Interested in coaching? Let’s talk about achieving your running goals, while maintaining the most important thing – your joy. You can sign u ..read more

This one time, I made a very big change and I didn’t wait until the 1st of January New years, new weeks often make it easier to initiate that change, which is great – but keep in mind that no matter what you are going to have to go through tough spots with it. There is often no right time to do something, you just have to be so sick of the alternative that it’s worth it. In this episode I’m talking about: Writing things down, so you are more likely to stick to things How to build in the baby steps of self efficacy to keep going Focusing on consistency over perfection And how to assess if what ..read more