Are you currently injured, sick, or experiencing some other setback that is keeping you from training?

The patience required to navigate times like these is very, very real. At times, it can feel like time has stood still and like the path forward is too long to face. Finding hope or something to look forward to may seem impossible.

And yet…it is possible. Yes, you can find hope and a path forward while you are injured, sick, or experiencing any other sort of setback in your training.

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Unfortunately, almost all endurance athletes will sustain an injury at some point in their endurance sports journey. When this happens, it’s important to take a pragmatic approach both to managing the injury itself and to one’s return to training. Doing so shortens the overall time that an athlete has to be away from doing what they love and helps them ultimately return to training and racing with more strength and a greater chance for improved performance post-injury.

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/how-to-return-to-training-after-an-injury

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Athletes often consider the workouts that they do on a day-to-day basis, but they don’t necessarily consider how those workouts build up over time and how workouts completed today and this week impact other workouts six months or more in the future.

An Annual Training Plan charts this long-term path toward an athlete’s goals, and a well-developed Annual Training Plan will take an athlete further along the path to their goals than any fancy workout design, intricate interval prescription, or seemingly new-fangled ideas about training ever will.

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/why-an-annual-training-plan-makes-the-difference-between-making-missing-goals

An Example of an Annual Training Plan:

https://tinyurl.com/FCEATP

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How do you find the right running shoes? It may seem simple at face value, but it’s actually a deceptive process and can be trickier than it initially appears.

But there's good news! Once you understand some basic elements about your feet and about running shoes, you can absolutely find the right running shoes for you, no matter what type of running you do.

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/how-to-find-the-right-running-shoes

Sources:

Kasmer, Mark E., et al. “Foot-Strike Pattern and Performance in a Marathon.” International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol. 8, no. 3, May 2013, pp. 286–292, https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.8.3.286.

Malisoux, L., et al. “Can Parallel Use of Different Running Shoes Decrease Running-Related Injury Risk?” Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, vol. 25, no. 1, 28 Nov. 2013, pp. 110–115, https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12154.

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The end of a year or season often prompts athletes to reflect on their past season and to consider what goals they would like to set in the future. There is plenty of advice out there about how to set goals, but unfortunately, a lot of the common advice is also ineffective advice. What are some effective strategies that runners, cyclists, triathletes, and swimmers can use to set goals so they have a higher probability of both enjoying the path to their goals and actually achieving them?

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/goal-setting-strategies-that-actually-work

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Coach Laura gives an overview of the nine best nonfiction books she read in 2024!

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/coach-lauras-top-9-nonfiction-books-of-2024

Books Referenced During the Episode:

Lily’s Promise: Holding On to Hope Through Auschwitz and Beyond by Lily Ebert and Dov Forman

The Athlete's Gut: The Inside Science of Digestion, Nutrition, and Stomach Distress by Patrick Wilson, PhD, RD

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May

Strength and Conditioning for Cyclists: Off the Bike Conditioning for Performance and Life by Phil Burt & Martin Evans

Training and Racing with a Power Meter: Third Edition by Hunter Allen + Andrew Coggan, PhD + Stephen McGregor, PhD

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney

Top Book Lists from Past Years:

• 2021 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Fiction books
• 2021 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books
• 2022 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Fiction Books
• 2022 - Coach Laura’s Top 5 Nonfiction Books
• 2023 - Coach Laura’s Top 8 Fiction Books
• 2023 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books

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Coach Laura gives an overview of the 10 best fiction books she read in 2024!

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/coach-lauras-top-10-fiction-books-of-2024

Books Referenced During the Episode:

Arc of a Scythe Series (Trilogy + Stories)

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

Gleanings: Stories from Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Verity by Colleen Hoover

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie

My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Kingsbridge Series

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

World Without End by Ken Follett

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

The Armor of Light by Ken Follett

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

All Souls Trilogy

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

Top Book Lists from Past Years:

• 2021 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Fiction books
• 2021 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books
• 2022 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Fiction Books
• 2022 - Coach Laura’s Top 5 Nonfiction Books
• 2023 - Coach Laura’s Top 8 Fiction Books
• 2023 - Coach Laura’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books

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Full Circle Endurance posted 88 new articles on our blog in 2024, and we have over 586 blog posts in our archives from almost a decade of writing. These are the blog posts that readers connected with the most in 2024!

#1 - Don’t Pull Up on Your Bicycle Pedals

#2 -The Law of Diminishing Returns

#3 - Why You Shouldn't Wear a Wetsuit in Triathlons and Open Water Swimming

#4 - How to Handle Training When You Get Sick

#5 - Negative Splits are Positive Things

#6 - How Much Does it Cost to Train for a Marathon?

#7 - How Much Does it Cost to Train for an IRONMAN 70.3?

#8 - Pace & Effort are NOT the Same Thing

#9 - All About Pace-Based Training

#10 - How Much Does it Cost to Train for a Half Marathon?

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https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/top-10-blog-articles-of-2024

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