you've been asking yourself
Am i Running too much?
(...or not enough?)
If you have a ~complicated~ relationship with running and feel caught in the dual fear of over doing it and not doing enough (there's more of us than you think!)....welcome.
Now let's get you situated.
Start here: take the 90-second quiz to find out what's driving your start-and-stop running (and how to just lace up & go instead.)
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"I should be able to just follow a training plan like everyone else. Why is this so hard for me?"
"I keep comparing my pace to what I used to run and feeling disappointed."
"I keep starting running routines and then burning out because they feel too rigid."
"I want to run but I'm terrified I'll become obsessive again."
"Why can't I just be the person who laces up and goes without making it this whole emotional thing?"
"I keep reading all the running advice online, but none of it feels right for someone like me."
"I'm so tired of negotiating with myself every single day about whether to run or not."
ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
then let's talk about your relationship with running
If every run feels like a magical skip through enchanted forests where you're powered by pure joy and zero internal conflict...
(We love this for you.)
But I've got nothing for you here.
If you're the person who wants to run, but can't seem to make it happen without turning it into a whole negotiation with yourself about whether it's spiraling into too much or making you backslid from being not enough...
Welcome to The Public Run Club.
Let me guess:
You spend more time thinking about running than actually running, calculating if it's too much, if it's enough, if you can trust yourself with it at all...
You've had a version of the same conversation with yourself at least a dozen times: "I just want to run like a normal person without all this stuff attached to it"...
You can feel the tug-of-war happening in real time: one part desperate to go, another part terrified of where it might lead, and another part feeling stuck in the middle trying to figure out your next step...
That tension isn't a motivation problem (and you don't need more self-discipline.)
It's internal conflict. And internal conflict needs a different approach that "just do it."
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You're Not Broken.
Your running just needs a verydifferent approach.
Because you've tried everything to make running smoother:
- Saved every motivational quote
- Downloaded the apps with the perfect training plans
- Set your alarm for that "magical" 6am window
- Joined the groups, bought the gear, made the playlists
But here's what actually happens:
You either run yourself into the ground trying to prove you're "good enough" at this...
Or you avoid it completely because the mental chatter is too loud to face.
Sound familiar? That's because you're stuck in one of five patterns that keep runners like you trapped in the start-stop cycle.
And until you know which one you're in, you'll likely keep repeating it (and that can feel so disproportionally distressing, I know.)
Ready to understand what's really going on?
There's nothing wrong with you, there's just a part of you trying to meet a deeper need through running (we love them for this, and they're probably really tired.) There are ways to run and rest without this part of you running the whole show (& I hope this news comes as a relief!)
WHO I AM
I'm a running coach, and I help you run regularly.
(but I also help you eliminate the exhausting internal negotiations that happen every time you think about lacing up, and that's the real magic.) I like to blend the somatic, the artistic, and the athletic, and if that sounds like your kind of weird, you're in the right place.
WHAT I DO:
Online Running Camps &
In-Person Running Retreats
I help women rebuild their relationship with running, so it can finally feel like joy (not a negotiation)
Here's what that actually looks like:
✹ Online running programs where you learn to run consistently by untangling from the rigidity, the guilt, and the constant internal negotiation. Inside of each run, we work with the parts of you that have been managing your running (not against them), so you can stop second-guessing every choice and start trusting yourself to rest or run on any given day.
✹ In-person running retreats in gorgeous locations where you get to practice this new way of running with other women who actually get it—no runner-bros asking about your macros, no pressure to perform, just movement that feels good in your actual body.
Both use the same approach: flexible structures that adapt to how you feel, rest days that don't require justification, and permission to run in a way that's aligned with where you are right now—not where you think you "should" be (on either side of "not embodied enough!" or "not runner enough!"). This is where you actually practice the values you want to cultivate, not just talk about them.
With audio-guided runs from me, you'll learn to recognize the parts driving your patterns, practice running from a place of trust (not control), and discover what your body is actually capable of when you stop micromanaging it.
The bottom line is, if running was what you used to keep yourself in line, now it gets to be where you practice feeling free.
The goal? Running that feels like freedom, not a referendum on your worth. It's totally possible (and the process can actually be enjoyable.)
What I'm Famous For:
Your Total Running Revamp
✹ the practical stuff ✹
You'll walk away with a clear roadmap, milestones worth tracking, new metrics of success, and a kit of practical tools you can use starting tomorrow (even if ~its been awhile~)
My 6-step framework that helps you work with the parts driving your running—so you can finally run consistently without the constant internal negotiation.
This is the complete system I use with 1:1 clients (not a preview, folks!). You'll learn how to recognize what's actually driving your start-stop patterns, quiet the mental chatter, and build a running practice that's aligned with who you actually are, not who you think you're supposed to be.
(And if running plans feel impossible to stick to or impossible to deviate from, you're exactly who this was created for, so you can stop holding your breath.)
THEY SAID IT BETTER THAN I COULD
"I was that really ratty, complacent, complaining, nothing-is-ever-gonna-be-good enough runner."
Nothing was ever gonna be right. Now, I experience myself and my running practice as an absolute gift that I get to do. It's like I'm running away to a little circus for a little bit and I just go get to play.
"You give us such a clear starting point."
Trying to become “more flexible” in my running used to feel so, so ambiguous, but this felt so, so practical. I could focus on tangible things rather than just ‘I want to be kinder to myself.'"
"I worried initially that I wasn't enough of a runner to do this."
Now I know in my bones that running can look like whatever I need it to look like.
“UGH. It just is so much more joyful."
...like, SO much more joyful.
HOW IT ALL
Turns out the best thing that ever happened to my running was being told I shouldn't do it for a bit. When my therapist "fired" me from exercise, it initiated me into a decade-long journey to discover what actually makes running sustainable for women who need to rebuild trust in their bodies (and it's not what they teach in the running magazines, surpriiiise!).
