Reviewing the Year: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Growth for Endurance Athletes
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Reviewing the Year: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Growth for Endurance Athletes

As you look back on this year, take pride in your perseverance, dedication, and growth. Endurance sports are a marathon, not a sprint, and every year is an opportunity to learn, improve, and grow as an athlete and as a person.

Celebrate your successes, acknowledge your challenges, and approach the next year with renewed focus and purpose. No matter where you are on your journey, remember that each stride, pedal, or stroke is progress. Keep moving forward!


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Success beyond the finish line
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Success beyond the finish line

Success in endurance sports is about more than just achieving specific goals. It's about the journey, the growth, and the lessons learned along the way. By focusing on the purpose behind our goals and celebrating our process successes, we can find fulfillment and satisfaction in our athletic endeavors, regardless of the outcome.


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From Fear to Fierce: Mental Toughness for Athletes
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From Fear to Fierce: Mental Toughness for Athletes

Fear. It's a formidable opponent, lurking in the shadows of every athlete's mind. Whether it's the swimmer battling doubt at the starting line, or the cyclist gripping the handlebars on a treacherous descent, fear can be a paralyzing force. Overcoming fear is about unlocking our full potential and embracing the challenges that life and sports throw our way.

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Beat Decision Fatigue: The Secret Weapon for Peak Performance
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Beat Decision Fatigue: The Secret Weapon for Peak Performance

Mental fatigue, the exhaustion from constant choices, can zap your energy, focus and your ability to make fast decisions in challenging situations. It can have a negative influence in our daily life, but can have an especially negative influence on race day. ‍ For female endurance athletes, pre-race planning and preparation are the ultimate weapon against this silent gremlin.

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Stop “shoulding” all over yourself
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Stop “shoulding” all over yourself

“Should I…..” robs us of knowing what we actually want, and making a decision based on our wants and needs. Over their lifetime women were not encouraged to recognize their own needs or to trust their own judgment. Let’s stop “shoulding” on ourselves. Instead let’s reclaim our power to recognize what we want and need.

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Crush your 2024 athletic goals: The 5 step plan every female athlete needs!
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Crush your 2024 athletic goals: The 5 step plan every female athlete needs!

Embark on a transformative journey with our 5-step guide tailored for female endurance athletes. Crush your fitness goals in 2024 with SMART planning, attainable milestones, and a performance-driven approach. Elevate your strength, overcome obstacles, and achieve lasting success. Ready to dominate your athletic endeavors? Schedule a free consultation and let us help you CRUSH your goals!

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Creating Community
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Creating Community

Last week I attended the Girls Gone Graveling Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. I witnessed and was part of connection and community which is the antidote to loneliness and isolation. On the first night, Kristi Mohn facilitated a panel of Brooke Goudy, Marely Blonsky, Abi Robins. They are leading the way for inclusion and belonging in the gravel space. I forget if it was Brooke or Marley, but one said to pull out a chair for others. Let’s create space, let’s invite people to our table. What I heard in that message was, be aware of the “others” in the room, be aware of what privilege you have in that moment and invite the other in. It is through those invitations that we create community and connection.

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Why mental coaching
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Why mental coaching

You spend a great deal of time and money training and racing. You hope to show up on race day in peak form. Why not feel as strong mentally as you feel physically.

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