A Small Change - And A Big One

Starting next week, you’ll get my mindset blog post on Monday instead of Wednesday.

That’s the small one.

The bigger one is why.

If you’ve been here a while, you know these Wednesday emails have had a steady rhythm—a mindset boost to help you think differently about your training, your racing, and the runner you’re becoming.

And for over seven years, I haven’t missed a single week.

That commitment has mattered deeply to me. Still does.

But now, with the launch of The Unstoppable Ultrarunner podcast, it’s time for a shift.

Wednesdays will bring a short note pointing you to that week’s episode—something you can queue up for an “aha” moment during a run, a drive, or your strength workout. Simple, useful, right on time.

The mindset blog? It’s not going anywhere. It’s just moving to Mondays.

Same voice. Same focus. Still about how to solve your mindset problems, help you grow stronger, and show up like a boss for the hard stuff. Still about how to get to the finish line at your strongest.

Probably shorter. Just as grounded. Maybe even more useful.

And honestly? The new timing feels better.

Because Mondays are when things settle.

After the long run, the race, the doubts, the wins—or the weekend chaos—it’s when you pause. When you’re deciding what it meant, and what’s next.

That’s when a grounded mindset makes the biggest difference.

So now, that support will land when you actually need it most—right before the week takes off.

• Two emails a week.

• Each with a purpose.

• No extra noise.

Just the rhythm you’ve come to count on—now aligned with yours.

And since we’re talking about change, I want to share this: The biggest shift behind every breakthrough goal?

It’s not mileage. It’s not strategy.

It’s how you see yourself.

Because you can’t achieve something big if you don’t believe you’re the kind of runner who does big things.

To run farther. To show up bolder. To race stronger. You have to believe that version of you is real. That she’s already in you. 

That’s the deeper work. And for a lot of runners, it’s the missing piece.

Not because they’re not capable—but because they still see themselves through a smaller lens.

It shows up in quiet ways:

• You hesitate to sign up for something because you don’t picture yourself in that crowd.

• You second-guess your race plan because it feels like it belongs to someone else.

• You cross a finish line and still don’t feel like a “real” ultrarunner.

• You want a big goal but hold back—afraid you’ll try, and it’ll prove you don’t belong.

That’s not a training flaw. That’s identity friction.

And the only way through is to close that gap—not just between you and the finish line, but between who you are and who you’re becoming.

I’ve lived that shift many times in my ultra life.

Like my first 100-miler. I had no idea what I was doing—didn’t even know what a drop bag was. But I could see the runner I was becoming. I believed I belonged in the world of 100s. And even after I crossed the finish line, I knew this was just the beginning of who I could become. That belief carried me farther than any gear or strategy ever could.

And years later at UTMB, on an international stage where I didn’t speak the language and didn’t know the culture, I chose to believe I belonged there. I was ready to swim in these waters. That belief didn’t just get me to the finish—it shaped me into the kind of runner who was comfortable in a big international race.

And recently, one of my clients finished her first 200-miler in brutal conditions. It wasn’t just her legs that carried her—it was the identity we’d built in advance. One that says: I belong in this weather, in this challenge, in this race. I’m made for these conditions. I finish what I start.

That’s what mindset work really does. It helps you build an inner foundation that can hold the weight of your outer goals.

Because if you want to do something you’ve never done, you can’t cling to the version of you you’ve been—the one who hasn’t done it yet.

You have to believe in the version of you you want to become.

And that kind of shift?

It’s about more than racing your best.

It’s how you become the most resilient, creative, unstoppable version of yourself.

And the good news?

That kind of change can start any time—including right now.