League of Champs

Season 2 kicks off with a new episode of What's up Wednesday's! 

Quotes: 

“We’re so busy managing our life that we miss out on this great mystery we’re a part of.” - John O Donahue

“The man who, being really on the Way, falls upon hard times in the world will not, as a consequence, turn to that friend who offers him refuge and comfort and encourages his old self to survive. Rather, he will seek out someone who will faithfully and inexorably help him to risk himself, so that he may endure the suffering and pass courageously through it, thus making of it a "raft that leads to the far shore. Only to the extent that man exposes himself over and over again to annihilation, can that which is indestructible arise within him. In this lies the dignity of daring.” - Karl Gras Durkheim 

Shout Outs: 

Darren Tomasso

Tommie Runz

WeRun 313

Back for what's up Wednesdays to talk about pathways back to center. When you're off, when you've had a stressful week, how do you find your way home? A couple book suggestions below. Be well friends. 

Radical Acceptance

The Places That Scare You

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I had an absolute pleasure talking with Ron Griswell. We walked through his journey of becoming an avid outdoorsman, how that led to him wanting to share the great outdoors with others, and how he continues the movement to get BIPOC outside! He has an amazing 5k set up for this month that will help support his organization HBCU's Outside. We encourage everyone to get involved! Full links below. 

@rongriswell

@hbcusoutside

Back to the trails 5k

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We're back after a short break with a new episode of What's Up Wednesday. On today's episode we talk about learnings over the last year and how shifting your mindset reflects through every aspect of your life. Notes from George Mumford and the Felt Sense prayer below! 

The Mindful Athlete  

Felt Sense Prayer 

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On today's episode we talk about the importance of tuning into the body, and how that translates into our performance in sport. We also touch on Rate of Perceived Effort for runners VS being too attached to the our fitness watches for mile split times. 

Eastern Body Western Mind

Rate of Perceived Effort 

GPS Running Watches

A Perfect Mile 

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Was a pleasure to sit down with Rio Lakeshore and talk about the purity and joy of running. Rio is an aspiring Ultra runner and will be competing in The Speed Project's virtual showdown this fall. Rio's spirit truly embodies why we run, and how running can transform not only the mental and the physical but put you in touch with a higher power. 

Rio Lakeshore

Son of The Son

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An ode to our Monday episode with Ramond Thompson. Falling in love with the process is critical to creating habits and routines that will carry you through the moments you don't feel like doing the work. It also helps us to detach from 'winning' and help us to remember why we train. A few links mentioned in the episode below! 

Broken Brain w/ Dhru Purohit (sleep podcast) 

Running By Effort

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I had the chance to sit down with Ramon Thompson, who has a passion and love for cycling. That passion led him to falling in love with the process of training and getting better. In this week's episode we talk about what it's like to train not to win, but because of how it helps you in other areas of your life. We also talk about how his process and how he got started in competitive cycling.  

Formless CC 

Formless IG 

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Short and sweet for today's episode. A quick note on making meaningful work “Of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation and perceptions during a workday, the single most important is, making progress in meaningful work.” From an article in the Harvard Business Review back in 2011. 

Harvard Business Review

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