s1/e48 Staying Motivated in Winter with Amy Haas (@raceacrossthestates)
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2021
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
My guest for the final episode of 2021 is returning guest Amy Haas (@raceacrossthestates) to discuss staying motivated throughout the dark, cold winter. How DO we stay "motivated" during this time? What IS "motivation"?
- "After my fall races, I’m having trouble staying motivated because I don’t have a goal to work toward anymore"
- "My fall races tend to lead to overuse injuries which require patience and PT and limited running. How do I stay motivated?"
- "It's so hard to find time to run around the holidays, dealing with holiday foods, and running outside when it's snowy and icy!"
- "Running with my friend is the only way I know to stay motivated/accountable during the winter... how do I run solo?"
- Tips for creating intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation
- Practical tips for running in the winter
- ...and more!
Amy Haas is a runner with an ultimate goal to run a half marathon in every single state - with 42/50 already under her belt. Her running journey focuses on enjoying the process & the progress of running - whether it's the process of traveling from state to state or the progress that naturally comes along the way! She is the creator of Run With Aim. Find her on Instagram at @raceacrossthestates and her website www.raceacrossthestates.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:08.2 | When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my |
| 0:14.6 | own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make |
| 0:19.9 | you a better, smarter, faster, runner. |
| 0:23.4 | There's no question too simple and no topic too complex. |
| 0:26.8 | So let's get started. |
| 0:28.7 | My guest this week is Amy Haas, aka Race Across the States, who returned to the podcast. |
| 0:34.1 | After joining us for the first time this summer, she was on her way to running her first marathon |
| 0:38.9 | this fall she did and we talk about that a little bit but we are talking today about staying |
| 0:45.2 | motivated during the winter months staying motivated when it's cold when it's dark when the weather |
| 0:51.9 | sucks how do you keep getting out the door? And I thought this was a |
| 0:57.2 | really wonderful topic to end the year of 2021 on in podcast episodes. I am so excited with how this |
| 1:05.3 | year has gone. And I think this is a really wonderful conversation to cap off a wonderful year of conversations. |
| 1:12.8 | Amy, welcome back to the show. I'm excited to see you again. Yeah, thank you for having me back. |
| 1:17.7 | I'm excited to be here. So give us a quick update on your life. When we last spoke, you were in the |
| 1:24.4 | process of training for your very first marathon. You have since run your |
| 1:29.3 | very first marathon. How did it go? It went better than I expected. I was very nervous going into it. |
| 1:37.9 | I was even texting people the morning of the race asking for fuel advice as if I should do |
| 1:43.7 | something new on race morning. But it went great. |
| 1:47.5 | I actually, I qualified for Boston. So I will be going there in April to do my second marathon. |
| 1:54.3 | Exciting. Of all the things that you learned running, I think you said it was 45 half marathons. |
| 2:00.7 | And then your first marathon, |
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