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Running Rewards Consistent Runners!
This fall Spewak Training is hosting a Virtual Racing Series to keep our team motivated. Many of our athletes have long term goals in this sport. To put them in the best position possible to be successful down the road, we are using this Fall Racing Series to mimic the best we can of what a “normal” fall training cycle would look for us. It can be extremely hard to be motivated by virtual races, especially, if you are training by yourself. The hardest part of this sport is the mental side and that’s why I don’t fault any athlete that is craving a change of scenery right now. We are living through a pandemic that has changed our world and has changed the way running and racing will look for the foreseeable future. Selfishly I love to see my athletes continuing to train when a lot of people have fallen off the horse. Their perseverance and strength to plow forward in unprecedented times is incredibly inspiring from a coach and athlete perspective. Throughout this pandemic, our team has grown stronger together and our runners continue to chase their goals. These runners have encouraged each other along the way and have set the bar high with different virtual breakthroughs. This past weekend we saw several PRs across the board in our Virtual 5k. One athlete in particular ran nearly a minute PR. We saw another beat her time by over 2 minutes from a few years ago, and several others surprised themselves by running faster than they expected in this Virtual Racing setting. I truly believe running finds a way to reward the mentally toughest athletes in our sport. It also finds a way to reward the runners who are most consistent and training smart in the process. Sonny Ta joined Spewak Training over 5 years ago before we even had a coaching business. He has done everything we have asked from him and more. This past weekend, he came prepared to give his best effort despite racing alone and ended up not only breaking 19 minutes for the first time but also running nearly a minute PR. Over the years he has run PRS in all of his training cycles. His success is not a testament to the coaching but to the consistent hard work he has put in since day one. If you are expecting to get to Boston or achieve milestone PRs in the future, don’t expect it to happen overnight. For some athletes success comes quick and for others it can be a longer wait. Love your journey and know that every mile you put in is going to count for something in the long run. And on a quiet morning in the beginning of fall with no one watching, you may just find yourself running faster than you have ever run before. And know what? That would be a direct result of the miles of trials you put in while you were away from the spotlight. Go get it!