Long runs provide the perfect setting for existential questions to arise. What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of running? Why do my legs feel like they’re each 300 pounds? These questions ran through my brain on my long run last week. I’m at the tail end of my half marathon training, with the race next weekend (woohoo!) I’m fairly certain every human has experienced a time when they weren’t as motivated to train or reach their race goals, and that’s the state I’ve been in...

My vision for OliveRunning is to provide white-glove service for healthcare. I want my clients to feel their absolute best. A huge part of that is nutrition. I am not a dietician. I read research on nutrition for running, muscle building, body composition and overall general health. I can give you the information that is available to the public through research literature, but you need to do your due diligence to find out what’s right for you. I just wanted to update you on what I’ve found...

I want to talk about a tactic that has worked wonders for me for races (and I don’t take credit for it, I was inspired by Serena Williams, Deena Kastor, Roger Federer and author Nir Eyal.) It’s visualizing obstacles that may come your way in running, or really any life task. I think a mix up in the term “visualization” is the assumption that it means “manifestation” which is often a mystical kind of practice that is construed as thinking about something until it happens. But visualization...