A Running Culture Evolution: Through the Lens of Olympic Runner Turned Coach, Amy Yoder Begley
Written by: Leda McDaniel Amy Yoder Begley began running when she was 10 years old after noticing a woman in her neighborhood who was...
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Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Apr 21, 20224 min read
3 Habits of Healthy Athletes
Overtraining is an epidemic in running culture. Because running is addictive AND we have been taught that we are supposed to do more to...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Apr 7, 20225 min read
Basic Building Blocks of Performance
None of us have time to be injured. We would rather be running outside enjoying the sound of our feet as they hit the ground, smelling...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Mar 31, 20223 min read
So, You Think You Are Fine. I Did Too.
Kate Mihevc Edwards after completing the Chicago Marathon.
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Building Up The Athlete's Toolbox
If you run, my guess is that you've probably had an injury. Injuries impacts an athlete’s physical body, but they can also impact their...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Building the Resilient Athlete: Train More Than Just Your Body.
Do you feel crazy when you can’t run? Like the rug has been pulled out from under you and you can’t find your balance? I used to feel...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Feb 24, 20224 min read
Building the Resilient Athlete: Why are we still getting injured?
We have a serious problem in the running community, and it is not improving. Fifty percent of all recreational runners and seventy five...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Building the Resilient Athlete: Team Culture
When we ignore that athletes are people full of emotions, struggles, opinions and needs outside of their sport we get into trouble. When...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Who Are You Without Your Sport?
“I’m not sure where running ends and I begin; we are so intertwined as one.” -Kara Goucher A few weeks ago, I wrote about athletic...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Building the Resilient Athlete: Identifying the Signals Your Body Sends
Stress is stress. It doesn’t matter if you are moving, training for a big race, getting married or starting a new job. Your body can’t...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Jan 26, 20223 min read
Building the Resilient Athlete: Understanding Athletic Identity
In 2015 I nearly died training for a half Ironman. I was out on a typical 5-mile run when I went into ventricular tachycardia (VT). My...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Jan 12, 20223 min read
Why Should Athletes Practice Gratitude?
Gratitude is defined as appreciating what we have rather than worrying about what we lack. Even if it appears to be simple, gratitude...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Building the Resilient Athlete: It's Time We Do the Work.
By now you have heard me say repeatedly that athletes are more than their physical body. AND you have probably heard that without...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Dec 23, 20213 min read
How to Meditate
I have been consistently meditating for nearly seven years now. Sometimes I miss a few days, but overall, I stick to it because it makes...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Dec 10, 20215 min read
Breath Your Way into Better Running & Less Injuries!
When I give a test in my endurance athlete course, my graduate students joke that the best two answers to put down are either “breathing”...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Stop Blaming. Start Changing
I like to blame my parents as much as the next person, but it’s time we stop blaming them for everything- especially our genetics. Yes,...
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Nov 18, 20213 min read
Injury Never Starts in the Body
Injury never starts in the body; the body is where it shows up when we aren’t listening. Whether we like to admit it or not, many of us...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Whole Health in Athletes
This week on our podcast, More Than Miles, we had the most incredible interview with a longtime friend and client of mine, Paralympic...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Laughing Is My Favorite Medicine
Yes that is a picture of me (and my co-author Dr. Blair Green) laughing loudly on National TV. I love to laugh and once I start, I often...
Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT
Aug 16, 20212 min read
Mindfulness and The Body
The idea of achieving a quiet mind can be overwhelming, impossible, or laughable depending on your perspective. I personally used to...
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