Sarah and Dimity unite to talk with Coach MK Fleming of the Train Like a Mother Club, and the trio jumps into a straight-talk discussion about setting realistic New Year resolutions. Realize why picking one big goal actually adds up to 1,000s of little tasks, and learn to not conflate optimism + attitude with progress. (Like we said: straight talk!) Numerous analogies to mastering a foreign language or to learning to play the piano abound. Coach MK talks about how to be smart in the goals you pursue, and she shares three small daily changes you need to embrace to meet your goals. Find out why Dimity feels “unbreakable” right now—and what her secret goal is. (And why 2022 might be a big year ‘round AMR parts…) A great reminder toward end of the episode: Enjoy the real joy in the journey.
This week’s Nuun-drinking game: Take a swig every time Coach MK mentions the self-defense system of krav maga.
Talk of resolutions starts at 19:40.
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Just listened during an intense training run today and the part about being willing to do the necessary thing and not just the hard thing was a major aha for me. Not just for running goals but other goals too. Great podcast.
This was such a good episode! I loved it all.
Totally feelin’ coach MK about the “you coach?” comments. I’m not going to even /pretend/ I’m any where near her level, but I’ve been a coach with our local HS XC team for years now. I’ve never looked like “a runner”, and every year, I have people who are genuinely surprised I coach. Sometimes (many times) my instruction is ignored because of my appearance. Hard.
Also, I’m declaring this year, the year of pre-hab for me! I’m tired (SO tired) of fixing one thing, just to go on and have the next thing break. I can’t remember when I wasn’t recovering from an injury.
Thank you for this podcast. So much valuable information in this one!
Loved this podcast ladies – it made me sit down and re-evaluate what I need to do this year in order to run my first marathon. Thanks!