Dear Runner. You Don't Have a Motivation Problem. You Have an Energy Debt.
Most runners diagnose the wrong problem when training stalls. They look for motivation. The real issue is usually energy debt. Here's how to tell.
For runners whose 50+ hour work week has other plans.
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For the runner who works 50+ hour weeks and still wants to train like they mean it. Whose calendar has other ideas about the long run. Whose taper meets a deadline week. Who's tried to push through, then crashed, then tried again. This newsletter is for you. One idea a week. Built to fit the life you actually have.
Each issue picks one thing to fix, frame, or sharpen. No overwhelm. No comprehensive guides you'll never finish.
Programming, recovery, breathing, mindset. Always shaped for the runner with a 50+ hour week, not the one with a sabbatical.
Read on the tube. Read between meetings. Then back to the day.
Dear Runner. You Don't Have a Motivation Problem. You Have an Energy Debt.
Most runners diagnose the wrong problem when training stalls. They look for motivation. The real issue is usually energy debt. Here's how to tell.
"He's helped me train smarter, not just constantly harder. My plan is tweaked and updated every week relative to where I actually am."
One issue a week. Read in five minutes. Unsubscribe in one click.
I'm Chevy. Running, strength and performance coach in Canary Wharf and Central London. Spent fifteen years at a desk before my first 5k. Got clean. Got stronger. Got tired of running advice that ignored what work actually does to a body. Built this newsletter for the runner I used to be. Hope it lands.
chevyrough.com