Mere Mortals In Motion

Five workouts, rain, a delayed start and a 117.5 kg personal best. Turf Games delivered but the biggest lesson came from recognising the people who made it possible for me to compete. In Mere Mortals in Motion #42, I...

 I’m officially into peak week for Turf Games. The strange thing about peak week is that sometimes the hardest thing to do is… less. Connect with Mere Mortals: https://community.stan.store/meremortals/ Website...

Why do I get up ridiculously early to train? Yes, part of it is practical. It’s often the only way I can get my training done while still creating space in the morning for my wife, my daughters and everything else that...

 Motivation → Commitment → Discipline. Motivation gives you the goal. Commitment gives you the reason why. Discipline turns it into actions, habits and systems. 00:00 A very early Tuesday morning 00:40 Motivation...

For me, Monday mornings are different. I’ll get up earlier than usual, do my writing, get to the gym around 4AM, train, run or ride, get some work done — and still be home before the normal day really begins. Am I...

 A 10 km Sunday morning run turned into a reminder of something very simple: It’s a privilege to be able to move. 00:00 – A 10 km Sunday morning run 00:51 – Experimenting with sprint/walk intervals 01:45 – Using...

Training gets you stronger physically, but, as I get older, I’m increasingly convinced its biggest value is mental. After a big gym session and a 4 km run in fresh shoes, I reflected on why I keep training with such...

After 16 years of bodybuilding, powerlifting, running, cycling, Olympic lifting and CrossFit-style training, I am finally getting clearer on what actually works for my body. The answer is not one perfect discipline. My...

Why do we keep abandoning worthwhile goals for something newer and more exciting? After finishing a leg session, I found myself thinking about two connected ideas: the way you do one thing is often the way you do...

The marathon is finished. There is no new race on the calendar. Yet, for some reason, I keep putting on my shoes and heading into the darkness. Connect with Mere Mortals: https://community.stan.store/meremortals/...

Today was a return to the roots. Heavy squats, hip thrusts, overhead squats, stiff-legged deadlifts, the kind of session that reminds me why lifting heavy has always been one of the foundations of my movement. This one...

This episode is less about running, lifting, or getting fitter, and more about what movement actually does for my head. Yesterday I didn’t train in the morning. I wasn’t sleeping well, wasn’t feeling great, and although...

The marathon is finished… but the movement hasn’t left the bloodstream. This episode is a short reflection from a morning run after the big race. No clear plan. No new 10K, half marathon, marathon or competition locked...

One week after the marathon, the mission changes. This episode of Mere Mortals in Motion is a short and sharp training note from the rebuild phase.  Connect with Mere Mortals...

This final episode closes the Marathon Journey series with the raw reality of race day: no sleep, injury fears, brutal cramping, blisters, walking through pain, and still crossing the finish line. More than a story...