Monday Morning Conversation – What’s Your Big Run This Summer? It’s already February. Let that sink in for a second. We blink, and it’ll be July 4th. The question is — are WE going to be ready? What do you have planned for your Big Run this summer? Is it a marathon? An ultra? A triathlon? A destination race? Your first 5K? A comeback season? Or maybe something that scares you just enough to make your heart beat a little faster when you think about it? Drop it in the comments. Claim it. Say it out loud. SO, What is the Plan? If you have a big run on the calendar, tell us: - What race or challenge are you training for? - Are you following a structured training plan? - How many weeks out are you? - What’s your biggest hurdle right now — endurance, pace, consistency, recovery, mindset? And most importantly — what are you doing to stay motivated? The truth is … motivation fades. It’s discipline, routine, and community that carry us through the cold mornings and the tired legs. What habits are you building right now that July-you will thank you for? Are you strength training? Dialing in nutrition? Prioritizing sleep? Getting your long runs done no matter what? Most important is... How Can We Support You? Eat Cake Run Club isn’t just about logging miles. It’s about showing up for each other. Tell us how we can support you: - Do you need accountability? - Pace partners? - Long run encouragement? - Nutrition advice? - Someone to remind you that you’re capable on the hard days? We want to celebrate your milestones. Your first 10-miler. Your longest week ever. Your breakthrough run. Your race-day PR. Let’s make noise for each other. And If You Don’t Have a Big Run Planned… It’s not too late. Seriously. February is the launch pad. There is plenty of time to build. Plenty of time to get stronger. Plenty of time to surprise yourself. You don’t need to be “ready” to start — you just need to start. Pick something that stretches you. Something that requires growth. Something that makes you commit.

Okay Okay Okay... This one is on me for letting our segment of "Monday Conversation" fall short for a bit here.... BUT IT"S BACK!!!!! So for today's MONDAY CONVERSATION, WE all want to know..... WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? In terms or training.... Are you training for a race ? Are you recovering form injury? Just running for fun ? Running from the police ? What the heck are you doing? ( @Tor Carter-imsland are you even running? ) *Shots fired. We have had some amazing new additions to Eat Cake Run Club so this will be fun to see what everyone is up to. Drop your status in the comments...

It has been a min but........ we are back with one of my favorite things here on ECRC. MONDAY CONVERSATION.... So this weekend I had a very cool experience.... I encounter a couple moose that were hanging out on the trails in my neighborhood. which made me think.. What is the coolest or maybe weirdest things you have all seen on a run.... May be a rare wild animal, or car accident... (hopefully not cause by you) but what is it.... what is the coolest or weirdest thing you have seen or encountered on a run.?

My Cake eaters ONCE AGAIN WELL DONE on another BIG RUN WEEKEND. I have said it and will say it again BIG RUN WEEKENDS is one of my FAVORITE Parts of ECRC so far. HUGE congratulations to @Amy Tingay for a -4min PR/PB for a official half marathon well done. On an another note.... and just for clarification purpose currently BIG RUN WEEKENDS have been set to Saturday and Sunday that we get out there and go BIG.... this past weekend is the first time in 8 weekends that we have not had one of us (a ECRC member) GO OVER THE 20 mi "BOMB RUN" on a Saturday or Sunday. But with that said we DID have @Bernard McKeaveney drop a massive 22 miles on Friday. Well done , savage!!!! So the question for all you all....... Do we want to include Fridays as part of the BIG RUN WEEKENDS ? **further clarification ... regardless of if we decide to include Fridays as part of or BIG RUN WEEKENDS the ECRC STREAK of 8 consecutive weeks dropping a 20 mile run is still going to reset to zero this weekend. The greatest part of a streak ending is starting it again.... but now can we BEAT the 8 weekend bench mark? v

Ok so lets be real... Once again WE smashed an incredible BIG RUN WEEKEND. WELL DONE you all. WELL FREAKING DONE !!!!! It seems that we are in the flow and it feels good especially with the 4th Quarter Challenge starting this week. So let's talk real for a moment for MONDAY MORNINGS CONVERSATION... What excuses do you tell yourself that you believe but are not true excuses, they are "an out" for when it gets hard. When I thought about this question I really believe that we all have them. Do we recognize them? well lets talk about them. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this.! Let's FREAKING GOOOO !