Coach JP’s Blog
You Are Not Broken (Even If It Feels Like It Right Now)
Struggling to stay consistent with health or fitness? You’re not broken, you’re stuck in patterns that don’t hold up under real life. This practical post explains why extreme approaches fail and how structure, not willpower, supports sustainable change.
You Don’t Need a Reset, You Need Direction
Reset culture is seductive, but it’s brittle. If you want real change this January, focus on direction, not perfection. Learn how to build consistency that survives weekends, holidays, and low motivation, using permission, resilience, and a simple plan you can repeat.
Unpacking Movember: What I Learned Grinding Through 510 km Last Month
A raw reflection on my 510 km Movember challenge, the emotional and physical toll it took, the small breakthroughs that kept me moving and the questions I am still sitting with as I figure out what the month truly meant.
Race Recap: Around The Lake Give'R Take 30K
Read a raw, start-to-finish recap of the 2024 Around The Lake Give'R Take 30K, featuring brutal weather, challenging trails, and mental grit. Join me as I push through fear, anxiety, and pain to beat cutoff times and conquer personal limits. Discover insights on pacing, race-day strategy, and why doing the hard things is always worth it.
Once Again, I Have Failed
Sunday, September 29, 2019
On yesterday’s Valley Vertikiller 25K Clinic training run, I failed.
Right around the 15K mark of a planned 20K distance (with 1,100m of climbing!), my legs fought back against my will with a vengeance. Excruciating cramps in my hip flexors, quads and adductors literally brought me to a standstill, and I had to will my muscles to relax enough to keep moving forward. Every step from that point forward was an exercise in suffering and anger.
Starting All Over Again - My Fitness Journey
Coming from a guy whose business is training others and coaching them on their nutrition and lifestyle habits, what I'm about to tell you may be a bit of a shock. I am unhealthy and out of shape, and it's exactly because I haven't been eating right or exercising enough in the last year or so. I have not been "walking the talk" as the saying goes.
Today, I bought some new pants, and in my mind, all hell broke loose.
I put on a pair of 34" waist cargo pants - barely - and thought, "WTF has happened to me?" I mean, I had to full-on suck in my gut and worry the button was going to break off squeeze those suckers on.