Edition #70 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! Shiv and I are back after a month in the UK/Europe to celebrate my mum's 70th and for us to fast-pack the TMB route. Every time we go back, we are so taken aback by how incredible the mountains are over there. This time, doing the TMB, I was taken aback by how popular hiking is and these multi-day adventures. Yes, it makes for busy trails, but it is so cool to see that this is...
14 days ago • 8 min read
Edition #69 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Legend! This week's article isn't one I can do much research on. It is, however, informed by thousands of hours of conversations with my athletes, and other people in the running community and more broadly. I think the coolest thing any person can do is have the courage and vulnerability to try, grow, and discover more about themselves. How we do that is inconsequential; most of you...
2 months ago • 11 min read
Edition #68 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! The week of the last newsletter, I went in for my first event in 17 months after my stress fractures. Honestly, I was petrified, grumpy (ask Shiv...), and I wanted to be a DNS. I don't fully know why I was so worried. My leg has felt fine; I have done the same distance and elevation in training. But something about lining up again felt different. Ultimately, the day went well....
3 months ago • 12 min read
Edition #67 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! We're back (again). Turns out, when something isn't a part of the routine, then it is so much harder to do. Go figure! It's actually been an interesting experiment to see how hard it can be to fit something into a busy schedule when it is not a default. This goes for anything that we try to do: if it's not considered, if you'll "get to it later", later rarely comes... Quick...
4 months ago • 6 min read
Edition #66 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! With March well underway, race season is picking up! Lots of you will be putting the final touches on your training, in the depth of that last block push, or starting to experience the taper tantrums that come with more time and energy to overthink every last sensation your recovering body tells you about. During this time, remember to look back on all the hard work, time,...
5 months ago • 14 min read
Edition #65 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! Ah, whoops 😅So, it's been a while. I'm not sure, but maybe 5 weeks since edition 64 came out. Partly the break was because I went overseas for my 30th Birthday, but also because this newsletter started to feel like something I had to do, not something I wanted to do. Stepping away gave me a chance to reflect on what I want the newsletter to be. At the end of the day, this is...
6 months ago • 7 min read
Edition #64 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! Food can be really hard, especially when we get into running, start setting bigger goals, doing more training, but have no real idea of what that means for our bodies. Very infrequently does an athlete start with me with a true grasp of the amount of fuel they need for what they are trying to do. Even less frequently do they know how to apply it. There are lots of nuances to...
7 months ago • 5 min read
Edition #63 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! We're back! The last newsletter was a while ago now... And it feels good to be diving deep again. The holiday period is busy. In fact, from a training and productivity perspective, it is often not amazing. But that's not the point of it, right? This year, I decided not to force the non-essentials, so I didn't burn out or say no to social events. I'd definitely say this led to...
7 months ago • 13 min read
Edition #62 The JSC Newsletter Want to learn more about coaching? Click here WEBSITE BLOG ATHLETE STORIES Hey Reader! When it comes to the trails, November is a busy time. Road events tend to hit their peak in September and October, whereas we've had 4 Peaks, GPT, GSER, and UTK this weekend! As a coach, these are the moments when I hope to watch my atheltes realise what they are capable of. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, but watching the curiosity, the self-belief, and the drive to...
9 months ago • 7 min read