I couldn’t help but smile today when I was preparing to head out for my scheduled run. With the newly defined training efforts, in place of set paces, I could easily opt for a hilly run knowing that I’d still be able to meet the game conditions. I realized before I took a step out [...]

For the next few weeks, my coach has asked me to either leave Ms. Garminia at home, or simply ignore her during my runs. Instead of focusing on fixed paces, he instructed me to run by feel. He gave me the following guidelines: easy pace means I should be able to speak in full sentences while [...]