First Marathon: Recent Episodes
Gregory Rutchik
This weekly or so podcast tracks Gregory Rutchik’s training for his first marathon and covers topics like diet, training specifics, hydration packs and training hydration, sneaker choices etc. Connect with me @garutch on insta and check out www.thepanicproject.com for my other podcast.
what to think about in the week before the marathon, enjoying your taper in the power of recovery
Taking a whole day or two even to rest each week is key to allowing your body to repair. Dont take my word for it. I resisted too. When you injure you will need to take the time but dont wait for an injury to start.
coaching yourself to push yourself training for a marathon requires you to push yourself be on your boundaries no one is going to push harder than yourself and no one’s gonna actually let you go to soft like yourself. Don’t let yourself be soft push yourself beyond what you’re capable of by asking yourself can you run faster and if you can’t hit the gas
Let’s begin again to consider how to think about running our first marathon with a beginner’s mindset.
You are doing this for you. Not for anyone else. Bank mental resilience every chance you get. Youre gonna be happier. Ps. I ran 8 miles after this podcast was published.
One month since vertigo. How I am managing my self and taking care of myself. Most of it is listening to my body and trying new things.
This episode is about starting up again after an i jury or illness. I am happy to report that I ran today after a two week break after sudden vertigo. Here is how I did it.
What happens when we learn to loosen our grip on thoughts including fears? Can we have a more joyful experience? In our run? In life?
you must push yourself beyond to get stronger. it is not my expectation but yours that you must push towards. even just for a bit. set yourself towards your goals. no one elses
How you want to finish may determine what type of training you do and how you spend your time training on this journey towards your first marathon. Tell me what you want
Does it Help you stay present ? how does it help you feel? How does it help you set your wants/intention how does it help you manifest what it is you want to feel the next moment we’re at the end of summer comp shit going towards?
Visualization works. How you feel now is mostly beyond your control but there are three things you can do that you can control. One of them is relaxation and then visualizing from end backwards. This time we will start past the end.
Your whys may not have changed. Your running however may need some change. How do we manage the changes in our life to build strength?
What does the universe have in store for me today? A group of runners. What a blessing to meet G and his Groupchatters at todays group run
On Aug 7 I ran Coast to Coast on Nantucket. A look back at lessons from today back and forward and UTMB shout out
The hard truth: long runs are hard. But how you narrate it either builds you or is not useful.
Why will you run? Who is this for and why? Well, it will make a big difference if it starts with you.
You deserve to feel strong. The question becomes whether your willing to give that gift to yourself.
Thoughts about how I felt week following Ojai Marathon and plans to run from start to Mile 16 or so of LA Marathon.
With three weeks before Ventura Marathon, Gregory talks about what he is thinking about now, and what he thot about three weeks before his first marathon
Paying attention to the immediate sensations of your hands is a tremendous source of self soothing and calm.
Run the mile youre jn. Live the day you are in and how visualization and what staying present looks like.
Visualization from the end of goal to now helps familiarize the mind and body. Essential part of training
My mind set. Thoughts going forward and what Im doing now that I know more. Follow me @garutch
To stay in touch pls follow me @garutch on insta or text me 650-224-2621. Best of luck in your run. This is totally doable.
My left hip issue has us focused on specific stretches and exercises to strengthen and stretch and calm this area
Just good stuff to report. Tell me what youre training for via email gregory.rutchik@gmail.com thanks for listening
Run and strength day. No doubt a luxury to train this way and in this great City and at the Equinox. So far so good
All went well. Run was fine. Rained. Preferred rain to sun. Aware of deep seated fear of future pain. Realize the why of running is a key to continuing
Massaging my calf and the info received about Tailwind nutrition and how to mix it for running
Comparing GU to NUUN and discussing the calories provided as well as the new product Im about to get and try called Tailwind
What watch to run with? What about nutrition? A brief discussion of some of my experiences and the value add of a trainer