You got sick. Your kid came home from school and brought something home that knocked you out for seven days. Or maybe you were traveling, the time zone shift felt impossible, and suddenly you realized you haven't run in a week. Now you're looking at your calendar, at the workouts you missed, and you're spiraling a little bit. Here's the thing I tell runners every single week: one week off doesn't undo the work you've already put in. I know it doesn't feel that way. There's th

I've been coaching runners for nearly two decades. Olympic medalists, first-time marathoners, folks coming back from years off the sport. I've seen coaching help runners break through plateaus they'd been stuck on for years. But I've also seen people sign up and not get much out of it. The difference almost always comes down to one thing: are you ready to be coached?