RUN Your Happy Life

In this episode, Tina talks about what to do when you have an injury and are sidelined on your training plan. She shares a story of a time she was sidelined at the last minute when training for one of her biggest marathons. How do you overcome the disappointment of an injury when you're on your way to a goal? Take a listen to see what Tina has planned - IF in fact, she is injured, as she suspects...

In this Episode, Tina talks through the anxiety that comes along with pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. She explores the natural mental mind games that come up when we decide to set bigger running goals. When your runs seem tough and you can't imagine yourself actually running the distance you've decided to train for... should you quit and set a smaller goal? Listen to find out what's rea...

It has been just over one year since the first group of non-runners joined Tina Repa Running with the hopes of going from zero to 5k. Many of these Sole Mates got more when they bargained for when in fact, they found SO MUCH MORE. Check out this episode where Tina talks about how this program started, how it has changed, how it has grown and what GOALS her former "non-runners" have achieved this p...

Today Tina shares how transitions of any kind bring up feelings of being "out of control!" She offers tips for how to re-gain control during those times, how to ditch the perfectionism - Tina actively works through her own perfectionism while recording this podcast episode and wanting to delete it! Finally, Tina talks about how our brains tell us that we don't have the ability to do something, unt...

Chrissy, a Counselor and mom of 2, shares her story of how she ended her streak of "People Pleasing" so that she could finally discover who she is, what she wants and an abundance of inner strength and confidence she didn't know existed. Chrissy joined our Running program in November of 2021. She went from running 1 minute intervals on a track, discouraged that she couldn't go farther, to currentl...

Today Tina talks about how she shifted her mindset from body shaming to self-love. In this episode, Tina shares two runner accounts of how Running has changed their lives and their confidence in their bodies that have nothing to do with weight loss. Stick around for the end of this episode where Tina finally shares the BEST tips for new runners who want to embrace running as a part of their life -...

It is my absolutely pleasure to share one of my FAVORITE conversations with the INREDIBLE Jayne Epaloose. Jayne is a beautiful journey with an amazing story of how she faced challenges early in her life that led to an life in the Navy full of adventure where she worked her way from the bottom to the top by showing up and being her imperfectly, perfect self and never giving in when things got tough...

Tina shared the importance of taking time to get away and connect with those you care about because LIFE IS HARD. She also shares a tip for increasing productivity, maximizing efficiency and how breaking your days into "quarters" could keep you from "throwing in towel" when something doesn't go right in your day. It's all about little hacks for handling the challenges of this beautiful life, so we...

Meet Maddie - A Mom of 2 littles, a Kindergarten teacher and one of our November 2021 Sole Mates! Maddie has been running with us for almost a full YEAR! She went from being a non-runner to now running numerous 5ks, completing her first ever 10k and now training for her 2nd 10k in October! Maddie did all of this SHORTLY after having her second little girl. This episode is a MUST listen for anyone...

Leah, a teacher, wife, and mom of 2 shares her story of what it was like to go on a brand new running journey with little self confidence, an old knee injury and the mindset that she "will probably quit.". Take a listen to Leah's story of sitting on the sidelines while her friends signed up and ran races, to how she found self confidence and strength that she ever even knew was inside her. Listen...

Ashley, a mom of 2 overcomes her self-doubt and anxiety around Running after a long history of negative experiences... including faking injuries to get out of "the mile" in PE. She always thought that running could never be for her. When she saw this program that advertised turning "non-runners" into runners, she told her husband it was something she needed to do. She needed to finally see that sh...

Tina shares a question from a current runner wanting to know this... "How do you know if you are pushing yourself enough?  I know you know I’m a huge critic of myself and sometimes I think I go too easy on my runs or pace (even if my tracking device disagrees).   I think it stems back to this one exercise class I took years ago     I was doing the dang thing and...

Tina shares about her battles with weight and how she uses her thoughts to change her feelings and behaviors. Tina has shared before that looking at Running as a weight loss tool is a quick way to hate running, but also shares how it can be used as a healthy coping strategy for stress and confidence building which in turn has you loving yourself and treating yourself with kindness.

Tina takes weeks off after her marathon and feels the stress and concern with the lack of motivation after a break. It's real and it's NORMAL! Often times new runners say to Tina that they can't miss one workout or they'll "quit like they always do." Tina shares how taking a break from her training cycle is leaving her less motivated than usual. Take a listen to learn why that is and what you can...

In this episode, Tina dives in to how Running gets a bad rap. If you're having trouble fitting running into your lifestyle, it may actually have little to do with Running. See how LIFE satisfaction plays a HUGE role in our success in starting a new running habit and what you can do to actually ENJOY your runs.

Tina has talked about it before... how to simplify running to achieve your running goals, but today's episode is all about how to simplify other things in your life to make more time in your life for RUNNING! Tina shares her 3 steps to simplifying her home and her calendar to create more time for running and more time for family.

Have you ever wondered how Ultra Runners are able to mentally run for hours... sometimes 100 miles or beyond? Certainly some of it is physical training but the most important part of training to run for hours has everything to do with mindset. Join Tina while she talks about how she developed an Ultra Marathon mindset over the course of 10 years and how she is training her new runners to have that...

Join Mike and I while we revisit our journey to 26.2 miles. Mike's first Marathon ever and my first Marathon training cycle in 10 years! We talk about how we got Mike to fall in love with running, how we lowered his blood pressure and took him from 1,200 steps a day to 26.2 Miles in less than one year. We'll share how we trained for this race with only 3 days of workouts per week and how we had to...

Sometimes we get injured, sometimes life events take place like marriage, buying a new home, starting a new job and sometimes showing up for your 3 workouts a week seems insurmountable! Do these 3 things to stay on track even if you can’t show up 100% in a given week!

I’ll take you on my journey of how I fell in love with Running and then how I lost myself when I became a mom. Learn from my mindset mistakes so that you can reclaim who you once were through realistic expectations and grace for all that you are taking on as an adult.

In this episode, Tina talks about insecurities she felt before heading to Florida with family knowing that she had to get into a bathing suit and shorts before she felt "ready." What she did to begin feeling summer ready and how everyone can do these few things to feel confident heading into bathing suit season!

In this episode, Tina talks about where she has been for the past two weeks, her newest 5k team, her experience with training plan burnout and her thoughts on the Peloton running app.

This episode is all about WEIGHT. Goodness - let's not pretend it's a thing we don't all think about. Sometimes, it's all consuming. I'm sharing some reflection questions and strategies to help you STOP stressing about losing weight and start seeing how you can be a happier, and healthier person through running.

In this episode, Tina will spend some time explaining what our Beginner Running Program looks like along with how to save your spot for the Spring Team. It all starts with the FREE 5 day challenge kicking off on March 7th! Find out how to sign up for the free challenge to see if you have what it takes to become a runner - spoiler alert - you TOTALLY do!  You'll also learn a little bit about w...

Expanding on Episode 6, Tina talks about how Running is just like any relationship... sometimes you love it, sometimes it frustrates you, sometimes you just want to walk away... listen to this episode to find out WHY and to figure out WHAT to do next.