Well, it wasn’t the event we pictured when we signed up, and it’s disappointing to face, but Fat Dog 120 being cancelled isn’t the end of my running career, so I will live in the disappointment, grieve the loss, and move on. That’s all we can do, right? The good news is, Coach Andrew Miller has great perspective, and we had a great episode chatting about what to do when your A goal is suddenly gone. It’s not what we want to deal with, but it’s relevant and helpful information when we do have to deal with it. It’s important to appreciate the journey, and that’s never been more evident to me than now.

Shout out to the Fat Dog 120 crew, Christine, Erik, and the gang. We know this couldn’t have been easy. Nobody wins in these situations. We wish you some good recovery time and a strong 2027 event!

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Another great month of training with Andrew has come and gone… somehow. We knocked out our 100km requirement for the Fat Dog 120 this month. I had an amazing day on the trails with a crew of support, and I learned a lot. Those lessons will be taken forward as we get ready for the 120-mile beast in August (that’s, like, really soon). I had a couple of other long runs after the 100km effort, and I was definitely feeling it. So we’re prioritizing recovery as we take on these last few weeks of training. I’m feeling confident in the work we’ve done but still terrified of the goal ahead. It was a great time to catch up with Andrew, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoy working with Andrew!

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Another month has gone by, so Andrew and I got together again to touch base and plan. It’s always great chatting with him, and this month I had some fears he had to quell because the race is getting closer and I’m getting nervous! Andrew also touched on how to take care of my body out there during a long effort, and we get set for my 100km challenge here in June!

Coach Andrew Miller is once again taking me under his wing as I prepare for my longest personal challenge to date, the Fat Dog 120. Andrew coaches for Team Run Run, and he and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. It will be a blend of advice specific to me and to the community, and he will give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

Last month on The Miller Minutes, Andrew and I chatted about practicing with your poles, helping you fuel on race day, and more:

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Another month is in the books as my coach, Andrew Miller, gets me ready for Fat Dog 120 in August. I had some dentistry and work travel to work around, but still had a productive month, hitting 5 hours on my long runs and starting to dial in nutrition and hydration. I’m tracking what I’m drinking and eating out there, and I’ve been getting more practice with my poles. It does take some adjustment as you have to be more deliberate about eating and drinking when your hands have poles in them. Andrew was happy with where we are at and expects May to look a lot like April as far as training goes. We have my first 100k challenge in June, so that’s the next checkpoint!

Coach Andrew Miller is once again taking me under his wing as I prepare for my longest personal challenge to date, the Fat Dog 120. Andrew coaches for Team Run Run, and he and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. It will be a blend of advice specific to me and to the community, and he will give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

Last month on The Miller Minutes, Andrew and I chatted about hiking, nutrition, and how they are important to start dialling in early in training:

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It was another solid month, even if I didn’t feel like I got in a groove. Andrew added some hiking days, and we’ve increased the length of the long run. As running takes up more hours on the calendar, I’m learning to adjust, and it’s been great having Andrew guide me along! I’m getting excited as I’ve mapped out my June 100k and it was great getting to catch up and plan out April.

Coach Andrew Miller is once again taking me under his wing as I prepare for my longest personal challenge to date, the Fat Dog 120. Andrew coaches for Team Run Run, and he and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. He will switch between giving advice specific to me and to the community, and give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

Last month on The Miller Minutes, Andrew and I chatted about adding tempo workouts and caught up on how things were going:

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February was a good month, and even though it wasn’t perfect (Andrew reminded me that life is never perfect), we made some great progress and are feeling really positive about heading into March. We added some tempo run/interval workouts and increased the long run. And I even get a bonus 100k effort out of the deal!

Coach Andrew Miller is once again taking me under his wing as I prepare for my longest personal challenge to date, the Fat Dog 120. Andrew coaches for Team Run Run, and he and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. He will switch between giving advice specific to me and to the community, and give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

Last month on The Miller Minutes, Andrew and I chatted about finding consistency and how things were going:

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January went quite well for me as far as getting back out consistently. It wasn’t perfect, but it was certainly a great start, and we’re moving into February with confidence. We’re slowly introducing speed workouts and increasing the long runs. I’m pumped to be working with Andrew and feeling good about where we are!

Coach Andrew Miller is once again taking me under his wing as I prepare for my longest personal challenge to date, the Fat Dog 120. Andrew coaches for Team Run Run, and he and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. He will switch between giving advice specific to me and to the community, and give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

Last month on The Miller Minutes, Andrew and I chatted about starting at near zero, as I had an inactive fall, and we looked to build consistency in January:

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Coach Andrew Miller is once again taking me under his wing as I prepare for my longest personal challenge to date, the Fat Dog 120. Andrew coaches for Team Run Run, and he and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. He will switch between giving advice specific to me and to the community, and give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

This month, we chat about starting from near zero, as I had an inactive fall. Andrew is being very deliberate with how we start, and the idea is to be in the best possible shape come race day. So right now, we are working on building a base through consistency.

Last month on Community Trail Running, Andrew and I chatted about a 100 mile race and coaching in general, as we set up the coming year:

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Coach Andrew Miller is taking me under his wing this year as I prepare for my races. Andrew and I will chat for a few minutes each month about what we’ve been working on and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. He will switch between giving advice specific to me and to the community, and give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

My life has been quite busy the last couple of months with all of the Trail Running Film Festival screenings, so I haven’t been able to run as much as I had hoped. My races are starting to pick up, so I need to start running those and planning our training for the calendar. It’s nice to work with Andrew and not stress about what I’ve not been doing, instead focusing on what we did do, and what we can do moving forward. Running with a coach is a lot of fun!

I hope you are enjoying this segment and it’s intriguing you to look into working with a coach yourself. Make sure to reach out to Andrew if you are considering it!

We have a new segment (ish?) around here as coach Andrew Miller is taking me under his wing while I run towards Moab Run the Rocks in March. Andrew and I will chat for around five minutes each month about what we’ve been working on, and why we’re working on it. The idea is to give listeners an idea of what it’s like to work towards a goal with a coach. He will switch between giving advice specific to me and to the community at large and give us an idea of why he is doing things. The opportunity to work with a coach and also learn about their process is one I’m excited to share.

Moab Run the Rocks was a great time. It was really fun running a stage race for the first time as well as running in the desert for the first time! I had some stomach issues I had to deal with, and getting used to the hot desert sun was a new experience, but the weekend went great overall. Now I’m recovering and trying to figure out what’s next, but I know I’m working with Andrew to get there and that is really exciting!

I hope you are enjoying this segment and it’s intriguing you to look into working with a coach yourself. Make sure to reach out to Andrew if you are considering it!