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 abouta 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!

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.

February was a great month for me and my training. I had one weekend that I had to take off as I was worn out and needed the rest. Other than that, it was a great month of progress and I’m feeling strong as I head off to Moab! The interval workouts were great, the long runs were tough with some of the weather but I got them done, and now I get to head off to Moab and toe the start line. I’m excited to check it out and honoured to be invited. It’s going to be a blast and a big part of that is because Andrew has me so prepared! I can’t wait to share my experience in Moab with all of you.

Moab Run the Rocks

I’m really excited to run this event in Moab, as I’ve never had the chance to visit that area, much less run through it! Houda invited me down and I was thrilled to be able to say yes. This event looks like an absolute blast, Chantelle Erickson took part last year and told me it’s incredible, so I can’t wait to give it a go myself. Here is description from their website:

Moab Run the Rocks lets you pick your poison so you have the best chance of achieving your goals on some of the most sought-after singletrack on the planet. Choose between two stage race lengths—The Full Pint or The Half Pint—each consisting of three stages held over three days.

For runners looking to fill their cup, The Full Pint offers a spectacular route totaling 53.6 miles (85.6 km) and 4,480 ft (1,356 m) of vertical gain. And for those interested in a shorter challenge that doesn’t hold back on thrilling terrain, The Half Pint delivers a route totaling 33.1 miles (53.1 km) and 2,670 ft (811 m) of vertical gain. No matter which length you choose, fun is sure to be had by all during this unique stage race and spring trail running festival.

Registration is limited to 600 runners and sold out for 2025!

You’ll have to put it on your calendars for 2026 after reading about it, and especially after following my adventure along ;)

Full episode with this month’s “The Miller Minutes”:

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.

January was a great month for me as I felt training really started to fall into place for me. We moved intervals/workouts to Tuesdays and I like having the workout to start the week. I’ve been able to add strength training and yoga to my week as well so that felt good and I’m in a very positive place as we head into February. It was great hearing Andrew feeling really good about the past month and I appreciate his support and enthusiasm for this journey as we close in on Moab!

Moab Run the Rocks

I’m really excited to run this event in Moab, as I’ve never had the chance to visit that area, much less run through it! Houda invited me down and I was thrilled to be able to say yes. This event looks like an absolute blast, Chantelle Erickson took part last year and told me it’s incredible, so I can’t wait to give it a go myself. Here is description from their website:

Moab Run the Rocks lets you pick your poison so you have the best chance of achieving your goals on some of the most sought-after singletrack on the planet. Choose between two stage race lengths—The Full Pint or The Half Pint—each consisting of three stages held over three days.

For runners looking to fill their cup, The Full Pint offers a spectacular route totaling 53.6 miles (85.6 km) and 4,480 ft (1,356 m) of vertical gain. And for those interested in a shorter challenge that doesn’t hold back on thrilling terrain, The Half Pint delivers a route totaling 33.1 miles (53.1 km) and 2,670 ft (811 m) of vertical gain. No matter which length you choose, fun is sure to be had by all during this unique stage race and spring trail running festival.

Registration is limited to 600 runners and sold out for 2025!

You’ll have to put it on your calendars for 2026 after reading about it, and especially after following my adventure along ;)

Full episode with this month’s “The Miller Minutes”: