Motivated In Motion Run Coaching

This weekend was one for the books! We had 14 athletes toe the line at the Seawheeze Half Marathon. Many of them putting in 15 weeks of training to get to race day. The 3 H's were the theme of this race: Heat, humidity and hills. But every athlete got out there and had the MOST fun. We are so proud of all our athletes wether they were a regular monthly client or joining just for our Seawheeze summer training program. Congrats to everyone who joined in on the fun! We are already counting down the days until Seawheeze 2027!!!!

A bad run can teach you more than a great one if you're paying attention. What did your energy feel like? Where did things fall apart and why? Even a few notes in a training log after each run creates a feedback loop that compounds over time. Your next breakthrough might already be inside a run you wrote off as a bad one.
💬 Do you keep a training log? What do you track beyond mileage and pace?

Motivation ebbs and flows with sleep, stress, and how the last few runs felt. If your reason for running is primarily external, it won't hold when a training block gets hard. A why that sustains you through a rough patch tends to be internally driven: how running makes you feel, what it's teaching you, who you're becoming through it.
💬 Is your current why strong enough to carry you through a hard week?

Your fastest road season might start on a trail.
Uneven ground builds coordination, strength, and mobility in a way flat pavement simply cannot. It varies the load on your body, which means fewer repetitive stress issues. It gives you a softer surface for recovery days. And it makes the miles fly by.

Swipe for the full breakdown. Lace up and hit the trails. Your future PRs just might thank you!

Easy running builds mitochondrial density, improves fat oxidation, and strengthens the connective tissue that supports harder work. Hard runs push the limits of the engine you've already built. Elite runners do 80% or more of their training at easy effort. Most recreational runners flip that ratio without realizing it.
💬 What's your current easy-to-hard training split?

🌈 Rainbow Run Night! 🌈

Let's turn the pathway into a rainbow! Pick your favourite colour and wear as much of it as you can. Shirt, shorts, socks, shoes, hat... the more monochrome, the better! Mix and match is totally okay.

Join us for a fun, all-levels community run where no one gets left behind. We'll cheer each other on, and finish the evening with an epic rainbow group photo! 📸 40 min, all levels welcome!

📅 Wednesday, August 5
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Bowness Park Playground

Bring a friend, wear your colour with pride, and let's run the rainbow together! 🌈🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Share this with a friend you want to run with!!

Join me today at NOON by the Ampersand for a x networking 5km. We'll meet at noon, warm up and head out by about 12:05pm. We will be going a nice slow easy pace given the heat wave Calgary is currently experiencing.

See you at noon!

The burning in your legs during a hard effort isn't caused by lactic acid. Lactate is actually a fuel, actively shuttled to other muscles and your heart to be used as energy. The burning comes from other metabolic byproducts. Your lactate threshold is one of the best predictors of endurance performance, and training around it makes you faster.
💬 Did you know this about lactate? What other running myths have you heard?

Our athletes showed up BIG this weekend. Trail races, road races, triathlons, and even some cross-border adventures that surprised us all in the best way. From BC to Alberta to beyond, this crew is out here proving what dedicated training looks like.

Huge props to everyone who raced. You're the reason we love what we do.

Dig Deep Endurance Fuel is joining us this TUESDAY, JULY 28 at Confederation Park for a Sample Night you won't want to miss. Come test their fuel on a real workout, bring a friend, and let's dig deep together.

We'll run a 400m paved loop, you'll sample Dig Deep, and we'll get some quality laps in. This is the perfect chance to find your fuel before your next race or long run.

DM "DIGDEEP" and I'll send you all the details. See you there!