Hey runner, I'm Marie, @drwhittfit. Never feel like all your hard work was all for nothing ever again. I coach strength training for runners, helping YOU identify your weaknesses and fix them with strength exercises designed for runners to help you build the exact strength you need to run your best, strongest, fastest, most injury-resilient race yet. Subscribe and come join the Running Fit Fam!
The quiet wins no one saw this year.
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I know we love the finish line photo. Medal Monday. Putting our race bib somewhere on display. And we should 1000% celebrate those moments, culminating all of our hard work. But winter running... running in the dark. alone. in the cold. makes our runs feel even more "solo". And harder. That's why on Christmas, I wanted to say, I see all your quiet wins of this year. And I'm so freaking proud of you. All the early mornings OR the after-work miles. The strength sessions when motivation wasn't particularly high and it was the last thing you really wanted to be doing. The quiet mental struggle and worry when an injury or niggle wasn't healing on the time line you imagined. The runs that made you want to question why you keep showing up and trying. It's easy to see the big race days as gifts, moments of joy. It's a LOT harder to see the cold, dark (maybe snowy) miles as gifts, too. But that's what each of them is. And that's partly why I freaking love our sport and our community so much. We show up regardless of the weather. We put in the work. We reap the reward. And each stride, mile, race, or PR is the gift that keeps on giving. So I hope your Christmas or Holiday Season is spent with those you love and cherish. I hope you get the chance to make new memories and celebrate old traditions. And I hope you know that I see all your hard work. Myself and the entire running fit fam is cheering for you every step of the way as you wrap up 2025 and head into the new goals and training plans of 2026. Merry Christmas, running fit fam. Your gift of being here fills my runner's-heart. Dare to Train Differently, Marie Whitt, PT, DPT //@dr.whitt.fit P.S. No new blog this week (Christmas) or next week (New Year's). But don't worry, I'll still be popping into your inbox. Going 5 years strong now; that's a streak we can't break haha :) Looking for MORE ways to work together?
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Dr. Marie Whitt / Strength Coach and Physical Therapist for Runners
Hey runner, I'm Marie, @drwhittfit. Never feel like all your hard work was all for nothing ever again. I coach strength training for runners, helping YOU identify your weaknesses and fix them with strength exercises designed for runners to help you build the exact strength you need to run your best, strongest, fastest, most injury-resilient race yet. Subscribe and come join the Running Fit Fam!
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