Tom Church
From The Week of 4/22/19
As a coach I get to learn also. I have to say that most of my learning lately is geared towards my job as a therapist though. There is a...
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Tom Church
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
From The Week of 4/8/19
Think about this: Variability in movement is normal.
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Tom Church
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
From The Week of 4/1/19
As athletes, we often experience a dopamine bath such as after a great race, an unexpected good result, or connecting with another...
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Tom Church
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
From The Week of 3/18/19
What do you do when the race gets hard? Do you back off the effort and play it easy or dig deep and grind? Or something in between? Spend...
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Tom Church
- Jan 18, 2020
- 2 min
From The Week of 3/4/19
Often, when we are under the tutelage of a coach we may only consider what that day’s workout is and then assume it is set in stone. As a...
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Tom Church
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
From The Week of 2/18/19
It is well known in the coaching world that if a stimulus is provided the athlete is going to adapt. Eventually. And how long it will...
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Tom Church
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
From The Week of 1/28/19
I just finished a great book call Endure by Alex Hutchins. In it, he breaks down the different aspects of endurance including oxygen...
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Tom Church
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
From The Week of 1/21/19
How can you apply this to your running and your life? It comes from the world of technology and it is called the Hype Cycle. I have gone...
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Tom Church
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
From The Week of 1/14/19
As a coach it is my job to teach you now and then so you can think about what you are doing out there. It is also my task to learn so I...
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Tom Church
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
From The Week of 1/7/19
I had an experience a couple of days ago that has me wondering what people really think is important to them for a coach. Is it what the...
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Tom Church
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
From The Week of 12/31/18
fortitude NOUN Courage in pain or adversity. ‘she endured her illness with great fortitude’ Origin Middle English: via French from Latin...
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Tom Church
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
From The Week of 12/24/18
It is important to me to coach with integrity and live with integrity. It is something that I may not always be the best at...
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Tom Church
- Dec 5, 2019
- 1 min
Week of 11/29/18
TRAINING NOTES As a coach it is my job to teach you now and then so you can think about what you are doing out there. I realized...
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Tom Church
- Dec 5, 2019
- 1 min
From the Week of 11/19/18
TRAINING NOTES As a coach it is my job to teach you now and then so you can think about what you are doing out there. You have probably...
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Tom Church
- Dec 5, 2019
- 1 min
From the Week of 11/5/18
TRAINING NOTES As a coach it is my job to teach you now and then so you can think about what you are doing out there. This week’s...
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Tom Church
- Dec 5, 2019
- 2 min
From the Week of 10/29/18
TRAINING NOTES As a coach it is my job to teach you now and then so you can think about what you are doing out there. Take a look at...
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Tom Church
- Dec 5, 2019
- 1 min
Going Retro
So, I have been writing a newsletter the past year or so and have written weekly on coaching and related subjects. I am going to be...
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Tom Church
- Aug 16, 2018
- 1 min
While We've Been Away
Excuse my absence. I was caught up with summer vacation and a group training (trail running) plan (I still am). I know I have been doing...
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Tom Church
- Jun 22, 2018
- 1 min
I Can Take Care of Myself Anywhere?
Even before I became a massage therapist I was learning tools to better recovery from life and running. Somethings I even learned from...
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Tom Church
- May 25, 2018
- 1 min
Coaching Lesson #2
Winning: Did you do something beyond your comfort zone? Winning isn't always about coming in first. For most of us it is about pushing...
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