The Public Run Club

Know, trust, and enjoy your mind + body.

You can run with us.

-Karly Borden, Founder & Coach

Plans

Personalized training plans that bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be without getting injured or bored along the way.

About

We participate in the daily practice, ambition, and enjoyment of being and becoming ourselves through running.

Blog

Weekly inspiration, mental exercises, and tips on nutrition, gear and form to help you keep showing up to your own running practice.

Testimonials

"If you are looking for a program that takes the guesswork out of creating a training plan, adapts to your individual needs, and is your personal cheerleader, this is the one for you.”

- Megan E

“Do it! PRC can craft a workout plan for any goal while accommodating schedule/physical limitations you may have.”

- Mark H

“The Public Run Club is inclusive. I love how it meets you where you are and supports you in where you want to go. There are no elitist or snobby attitudes here!”

- Megan E

“The ease of the training app along with the expertise of the coach make for a great boost to your running. It’s very personalized and tailored to my goals, level of running and daily routine.”

- Meg B

“I've pushed myself so much further than I would have on my own and I feel stronger as a result. Running turned out to be the only thing I've ever tried that actually helps with my insomnia: I mentally toughened up and learned to push through minor setbacks that normally would have made me give up.”

- Travis C

“Working with the coach, Karly, was super easy and chill. I never felt like I was being shamed for running slow or if I missed a workout. When I wanted to change up the routine, Karly was super great about adjusting to my needs.”

- Kimberly C

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I received a great & noble question last week, so I decided to unpack it in a blog post with a few new tools as we continue to learn that we're the gatekeeper of our own mind and body. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Question: “I'm not new to running, but I’m kind of shocked at what a show my low self-esteem is putting on during my training (and now outside of my training, too). Do you have any tips on how to create *real* confidence? PS: I don't think affirmations work for me..?” ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Link in bio! ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

On Mondays, we Mantra Run. "Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice." - @brenebrown
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Challenge Folks: As you're bolstering your commitment to bigger runs this week, you're invite to a new commitment of compassion, too. Choose to practice it freely.

Our next running challenge is around the corner! Establish a holistic running practice for just $1/day. .
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Fun Thing I'm Doing #1: Recruit 2 friends of any running level to sign up with you, and I'll ship you a Ginger or Baby Blue Tee (restricted to US) .
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Fun Thing I'm Doing #2: The first 20 folks who sign up today have the option of scheduling a 30 min coaching call with me before the challenge Kick Off to make sure you feel crystal-clear about your 8-week game plan. Be sure to use this code at checkout for today only: GOTIME (there are only 20 of these codes out there.)
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Fun Thing I'm Doing #3: If PRC or a past challenge has been meaningful to you, chime in below to give on-lookers a glimpse of how they may be impacted.
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Ok now, go sign up. Link in bio! #wellness #health #meditation #holistichealth #healthy #mindfulness #fitness #wellbeing #healthyliving #selfcare #mindfulrunning

When in doubt, wear red (and keep a black beast-dog by your side.)
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Have a punchy fun time today during your #Strava Valentine's 5k, Challenge Folks. Let me know how it goes! (Mine will be a rainy one today in Santa Barbara!)
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#virtualrace #runwalkrun #virtualraces #thanksmindthanksbody #5k #fitness #running

I'm currently on my way to the USA 🖖 After a whirlwind of a year, I'm making a move to Santa Barbara, California (🎉)
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This year has been solo running. It's been moving myself over new terrain that I both stumble upon and seek out. It's been k̶n̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ feeling the sweet spot between push and rest. .
What's in front of me: solo morning runs on beach paths, fast-packing through the backcountry on week nights, long-run chats with new runner-friends, and hard, hard training in a group. (And I couldn't be more excited about all of it.) .
What's also in front of me: getting into my groove of dovetailing mindfulness and embodiment through running so we can feel like deeply integrated people moving about our days. .
I'm looking forward to joining you, SB Running Scene. You're lookin' nice and bright.
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@sbrunningco @voleecalifornia @runinrabbit @runarete @runsheisbeautiful @bondfitnesssb...who'd I miss?? (Santa Barbara folks, let me know if you want to meet up and go for a run when I arrive next week ♥️) .
📸:@meghanmhicks of @irunfar (Can't wait to see you in SB, Meghan ❤️)

We're doing a February holistic running challenge and all levels of runners are invited to join us as we explore running to feel empowered, proud, and calm.
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For $1/day, you'll get a robust gameplan that dovetails daily mindset exercises and running workouts so you can "Run to Take Heart."
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Sign up using the link in bio! (I can send you a Sneak Peek Sample Day and some insight from other runners if you want more details before you cannonball in.)
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Onward, upward, and inward, folks.

What are you naturally celebrating?
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What are you choosing to celebrate?
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(Both answers are equally as important and impactful.)
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Go, Monday, go.

“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” Alan Cohen

"When we are playing [games], we are stretching our emotional expressive ranges, loosening up our biochemical flow of information, getting unstuck, and healing our feelings.” -- Candace Pert, American neuroscientist who discovered the opiate receptor, the cellular binding site for endorphins in the brain.
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If you're feeling stuck, try going for a playful run (and focus on the play part.)
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8 Suggestions:
1) 30 min fartlek -- 1 min easy, 1 min hard x15: During your easy minute, high-five/cheer on anyone you pass (even the walkers.) During your hard minute, high-five/cheer on yourself.
2) Make a running scavenger hunt for your friend.
3) Make a running scavenger hunt for yourself.
4) Play tag. Or sharks and minnows. Or kick the can.
5) Run around a field kicking a soccer ball.
6) Play an actual game of soccer.
7) Do exercises you attribute to cards in a deck
8) Run a relay race with a team. (✔️:see pic above. We restored all the play here.)
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#runwithjoy #sportsbrasquad #running #happyday #girlpower #activemom #motherrunner #runlikeagirl #runnermom #womensfitness #play #runforfun #runhappy #runforlife #iloverunning

“Resolve, and thou art free *to go after your big goals in a non-rigid, meaningful way.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (*Emphasis mine.)
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To help runners pull together the "direction" piece of the puzzle, I'm slinging free, personalized "Holistic Running Plan Proposals."
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If you're interested in getting my suggestions on how to take your running to the next level (higher goals or deeper practice by yourself or with my help) send me your info via link in bio.