by Carrie Jackson | Apr 28, 2019 | Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
In this episode of The Injured Athletes Club podcast Cindy got to catch up with pro runner Kailtlin Goodman while they were both out at the 2019 Boston Marathon and talk to her about how she went from training for the TCS New York City Marathon in the best shape of...
by Carrie Jackson | Apr 19, 2019 | Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
It’s a Carrie and Cindy episode!! That means we are talking about a specific Mental Training Drill you can do to help build resilience on your injury journey. On this episode, Cindy and I discuss some of the positive emotions that can accompany injury (yes...
by Carrie Jackson | Apr 7, 2019 | Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
In this episode, Cindy and I talk to Miranda Alcaraz, former CrossFit competitor and co-founder of the Street Parking Program. If you haven’t heard her incredible story, this is a must listen episode. Miranda shares with us how she regained her confidence in her...
by Carrie Jackson | Mar 16, 2019 | Get Motivated, Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
On this episode, Cindy and I talk you through a mental exercise that can help you when you are feeling hijacked by your emotions and need a little help seeing your way through them. This one’s called: Go FAR. In order to Go FAR in your injury recovery, you need to...
by Carrie Jackson | Mar 14, 2019 | Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
It’s the first episode of The Injured Athletes Club podcast! If you’re lucky enough to call yourself an athlete, chances are you’ve been injured. One of the biggest challenges of injury is facing recovery alone, but now, you don’t have to. We interview athletes,...
by Carrie Jackson | Mar 14, 2019 | Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
Amelia Boone knows a thing or two about mental toughness. She is an ultrarunner, four-time world champion obstacle course racer, and full-time attorney. She also knows a thing or two about injury. She was dominating the obstacle racing scene when she encountered a...
by Carrie Jackson | May 8, 2017 | Injured Athletes, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
Sometimes my most brilliant ideas for blog posts come to me when I’m out on a run. While I was recently in Asheville, NC for a work sabbatical, there was this great little running trail near the place I was staying. It was a perfect path to be able to take a break...
by Carrie Jackson | Apr 27, 2017 | Injured Athletes
When you’re an athlete, sustaining an injury can be one of the biggest challenges you’ll face in your athletic career. The psychological wreckage is at times more devastating than the physical injury. From the moment you’re injured, to the moment you return to...
by Carrie Jackson | Apr 26, 2017 | Injured Athletes
I went through two different knee injuries on my left knee and I can tell you that my recovery from the first injury was drastically different than the second. Part of the reason it was so different is that my second knee injury happened while I was in the middle of...