Confession: I didn’t start running until I was 35. Before I started running myself, I thought running for fun was crazy. I was one of those people who “jokingly” asked why you were running if nothing was chasing you. I heard about the famous “runner’s high” and rolled my eyes. I hated running during sports training and my attitude hadn’t changed… until it did. I’ll admit that I started running to lose weight and it worked… until it didn’t. So, I started training for a half marathon because it was a challenge. I started my coaching training around the same time I started running. One of the things that I noticed is that as I got more serious about running, I’ve also gotten more serious about coaching. The 2 things often collide because I usually think about my business while running. So, I’m sharing with you what I’ve learned on my many, many long runs. 

1. Every challenge starts with a decision 

One day I decided to run and then I started to run. It was really that simple. Sure, a...