Coaching philosophy

My favorite part of training is learning. The journey to getting fitter- whatever that goal looks like- is the best part. When you look back on the variables YOU manipulated & realize YOU made your goal happen… that feeling of self-efficacy is how we fall in love with the process and find a sustainable practice. 

I believe we require education to make this happen. I will say my personal run coach has greatly inspired how I plan to coach. You ever hang out with a 3-year-old and they ask you, “Why?” to everything you say? That has been my relationship with my coach. And I intend to answer every “why” you ask, as well. 

Nerd alert: I look back at when I was younger. I think, “If only you knew what adaptations were happening internally.” In my first marathon, I did not consume any electrolytes before or during the marathon. And I tanked. And it was miserable. I honestly thought I would never run another marathon again. (Surprise: I ran another marathon) In my next marathon, I did not make the same mistake. Do you know what electrolytes are? Or why we need them? Hydration, right? Okay, but what does that mean? Well, for a muscle to contract, it needs a signal from the brain to do so. Electrolytes like Sodium enable our nerve cells to do their thing… and long story short, we move. I LOVE understanding the “why” behind the variables we can manipulate.

This goes for both strength training and running.

Sustainability. We all wear many hats and have competing priorities. I do believe health should be our #1 priority because this is a prerequisite for us to show up better everywhere else. It is difficult, though. And we have to respect this fact. While health should be our #1 priority, I also believe we fit exercise and wellness around our life, not the other way around. 

EX: Date night is every Tuesday night? “Oh, I mean, we could maybe move that to another night.” No, we’ll make Wednesday morning a rest day, then. We need to make space for training, but let’s not disrupt what is important to you.

EX: Best friend’s wedding coming up in a few weeks? Let’s either move your long run for that week from Saturday to Thursday because you told me you work from home Thursdays & have some extra time. Or let’s plan to make this a down week & we’ll shorten the long run because our body could use a little break by then anyways. 

If your goal is to get stronger in the gym, if you have a race you are preparing for, or if you simply need support fitting fitness into your life, let me help you. I hope to meet you where you are at & to collaborate with you to find a personal system you can fall in love with and maintain for years to come.