How to Navigate Rest Day and Avoid Getting Lost in The "Weirds"
If you’re reading this, welcome to the crazy club. And I mean that with respect…but tbh you probably weren’t even offended because being...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Jun 21
- 2 min
How to be An Elite Runner (for the non-elite)
Elite athletes are the best of the best. Here’s the not-so-obvious way they excel. We can learn a lot from Des Linden but I think the...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Feb 11
- 2 min
How to Race with More Confidence
I'm running a 5k tomorrow and trying to precisely manage the anxiety without disrespecting the distance. There's always this part of me...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Permission to Chill
Guuuuuuyyyyys. If you're not doing this during the season, you are missing out on one of the primary benefits of training. One of my...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Miles with Mozart
Classical music is not only good for your brain - improving creativity, memory, and cognition. It also has significant positive effects...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Destination Greatness: The Route to Happy Running After PR’s
Warning: This is not permission to give up on your goals or an excuse to passively train for your next race, it’s simply a compassionate...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Starting Lines, Race Times, and I’m Never Growing-up!
Race results prove what you did do not what you can do. Read on for more wise words from...never mind. Those may be the best words I...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
RUNNNING ON EMPTY*
I put off working with a nutritionist until it was the last thing I could think of to improve my running. Sarah** and I actually...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Jan 20, 2022
- 7 min
HOUSTON MARATHON RECAP: How I learned to trust myself and love running again.
The differences between my best race and my worst race were three months on the calendar, two minutes on the clock, and one new outlook...
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- Nov 4, 2021
- 5 min
NEW YORK MARATHON RECAP (Throwback 2018)
November 8, 2018 It's day 4 of recovery. Physically, I feel great. Mentally, I feel like I'm suffering from PTSD. I'm going to get right...
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- Oct 16, 2021
- 4 min
CHICAGO MARATHON RECAP
It was best...Nope. It was the worst of times. As I’m writing this my spacebar is broken which seems completely appropriate given my mood...
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- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME
Generalizations don't apply here. I read a lot. I'm an information junkie. I've been analyzing people's behavior and myself since...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
THE WAY YOU SHOW UP MATTERS
If winging things was a skill, I'd be unstoppable. But the truth is being ready is a game-changer. NO RUN IS TOO INSIGNIFICANT TO BE...
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- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
UNCERTAIN TIMES
I'm learning how to be okay in the grey... Give yourself some credit no matter where you are in your journey. A run doesn't have to be...
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- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
MAKE PEACE WITH A "BAD" RUN
Here are five reasons not to go to war with yourself over a bad run. I had a bad run. It's been a pretty unimpressive week for me but...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
AND ONE FOR GOOD LUCK!
Sometimes it’s fun to add an extra rep (interval, burpee, etc) just to spite that inner voice that barely thought you could finish when...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
HOW TO DOMINATE YOUR WORKOUT
Your fast IS fast. Tip number 1:Act like you know it. Tell yourself whatever you have to. This is the time to say all those bold...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
RUNNERS DO IT ANYWAY
There are several scientific reasons to get outside in the winter: it lifts your mood, helps your immune system, vitamin D...blah blah...
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
MUSCLE OVER MOTIVATION
Being inspired to work out doesn't make it any more effective. In fact, working out when we don't want to is how we get mentally tough....
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Nicky Tamberrino
- Jan 26, 2021
- 1 min
MY BODY KNOWS WHAT’S BEST FOR MY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Affirmations can change how you navigate and see the world. “MY BODY KNOWS WHAT’S BEST FOR MY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING” is one of my...
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