Nick Klastava Running Coach

‼️Episode 77: Detaching From Numbers and Becoming a Happier Runner with @nklastava ‼️ In this episode we talk about other wears to measure success other than numbers and how to live a sustainable life with training. Tune into this episode using the link in the bio ✌🏻

Do we have a wellness identity epidemic? And what’s so “well” about it? This week’s conversation is fueled by the multihour GRWM routines, supplement protocols and sponsored social media content that’s become our modern day cable TV commercials. We also fan girl some incredible OT athletes and share our thoughts on wearing your outside sneakers inside. Amanda’s thought is you are staying outside. If you enjoyed this week’s Between Two Coaches, do us a solid and… SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. #podcastersofinstagram #wellnessjourney #influencers #fitnessmotivation #dietculture #runningcommunity #olympictrials

Sports RD and Personal Trainer Holley Samuel aka @holleyfuelednutrition joins the conversation to give it to you straight on the pre 🐣 & postpartum journey as a fitness enthusiast and professional herself. We also go into the icky underfueling trends in social media and how coaches can show up more for their mom/parent clients. Warning: this episode brings sarcasm and science to a level not many understand. Viewer discretion advised. If you enjoyed this week’s Between Two Coaches, do us a solid and… SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. #postpartum #postpartumfitness #postpartumbody #podcastersofinstagram #motherrunner #momswhoworkout #momswhorun

Coach Nick Klastava is a runner and running coach who loves to help athletes balance their training with their life and to focus less on the numbers. He is also a podcast host—be sure to tune into Between Two Coaches! 🎙️In this episode we talk about: ✨Training through the different seasons of life ✨Comparing to past life training to current self ✨Working through the phases of injury recovery with athletes, getting out of the grind and self-doubt ✨Helping athletes find their growth & progress ✨Celebrating the little moments and gaining perspective ✨Relying less on numbers how it helped Nick as an athlete to be less anxious and have less performance anxiety ✨How Nick helps athletes as a coach do the same! ✨Having tools in the toolbox to show up for yourself in training ✨Moving through race day anxiety and stress ✨Breaking the stigma around pace or BQ what it takes to be a good coach ✨And more! Listen to the full episode on apple or spotify and follow @nklastava to learn more!

THE HACK IS MOM’S SPAGHETTI. This week’s episode is all about anxiety and pressure runners and fitness enthusiasts face and how we support our athletes navigate this very human experience. We also discuss cottage cheese at great length. If you enjoyed this week’s Between Two Coaches, do us a solid and… SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. #podcastersofinstagram #runcoach #personaltrainer #performancetraining #anxiety #runningcommunity #fitnessprofessionals

Amanda talks about her eating disorder recovery journey, some hard truths about this complex mental health disorder and how its informed who she is as a fitness professional. If you enjoyed this week’s Between Two Coaches and want to hear more, let us know! Links to ED resources in the show notes. SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. #podcastersofinstagram #runcoach #personaltrainer #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisordersupport #runningcommunity #fitnessprofessionals

🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️#WHYIRUN WEDNESDAY 🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️⁠ The first #FATHERRUNNER edition. In honor of Father’s Day this month, I am featuring some of my favorite father runners inc. @nklastava who has found the beautiful balance of running & life. Here’s his why:⁠ ⁠ “Running for me has been the longest constant in my life. It’s what brought me friendship, a community, courage, my family, and so much confidence to be myself.⁠ ⁠ It started in HS & run through college. Then I burned out and took 8 years off and we moved from NJ to MD where I got the itch to try again.⁠ ⁠ My comeback started as just a way to do something for myself again, and then it became I should run a marathon before 30 and so I ran Wineglass in 2010 and I was hooked again. I met up with a local group of runners in Maryland and it became a way for me to meet friends and people in MD where we had just moved. Runners became friends, our significant others became friends, and now our kids all are friends and play together.⁠ ⁠ My comeback to running was slowed constantly by comparison to older versions of myself, to other runners and filled with performance anxiety around workouts and races. I finally hired a coach in 2017 who helped me to stop measuring my value as a runner by the numbers on some clock. I took huge strides in 2018 and ran huge marathon and half marathon PR’s and then in 2019 at 37 I broke my college 5k and 10k PRs finally. Something I never thought I could do again, especially now as a dad. In 2019 I also finally decided to take some of my knowledge as an athlete and become a running coach.⁠ ⁠ My family has been such a big part of my running as they go on runs with me, they ask about my athletes and cheer them on, and they come to my races. Where I will always stop to give them a hug and kiss mid-race. It’s not easy to have a job as a Software engineer, be a running coach, chase my running goals and also be the best husband and dad I can be but it makes my life so much better. What once seemed impossible to juggle now has become something that brings me so much joy and makes my life so much better!”⁠ ⁠ Keep running for joy, Nick!

Navigating social media in the age of “three exercises to fix your whole life” content is tricky. In this week’s episode of Between Two Coaches, influencer, physical therapist and run coach @trainsmartrunstrong helps us identify what to look out for as content consumers and her approach to setting boundaries and staying social in the world wide web. SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. Let us know what you thought! ⬇️ #podcastersofinstagram #runcoach #personaltrainer #dietculture #fitnessculture #runningcommunity #fitnessprofessionals

Are you…AN IMPOSTER? Check out this week’s episode of Between Two Coaches where we talk about what to do when the feeling of “not belonging” rears its ugly head in fitness, running and life! We also grieve the loss of trust in Spring Energy, answer a question on cadence and share real life fun from the week! SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. Let us know what resonated MOST with you from this week ⬇️ #podcastersofinstagram #runcoach #dietculture #impostersyndrome #springenergy #runningtips #runningcommunity #fitnessprofessionals

What is coaching? Why hire someone to support your fitness journey? What are the signs of a good, green flag coach and a crimson 🚩 one? Also, what’s up with the #bostonmarathon elitism? And of course, will @nklastava find relief from #FrogGate ? There’s something for everyone in this week’s episode of Between Two Coaches. SUPPORT THE POD ⬇️ ☕️ Buy us a coffee (link in bio). ⭐️ Leave a review! 👥 Share with a friend. Let us know what flags fly highest for you in the comments below ⬇️ #podcastersofinstagram #runcoach #personaltrainer #dietculture #fitnessculture #runningcommunity #fitnessprofessionals

I’m in a season of my life I like to call: for fuck’s sake. Despite this being a public page, I am personally a very private person. I intend to keep it that way 😄 but the truth is for the last three months, I’ve grieved both the living and the dead. I’ve turned to my husband after getting hit over the head with one sack of garbage after the next and said what I know to be true: If it’s not one thing, it’s something else. This isn’t to be confused with pessimism. Quite the contrary. It keeps me present and focused on who matters to me and what matters to me. You can see some of that pictured here. Like so many of you, there are moments where I lose sight of that. I get caught up in the less important. I put my joy on hold because I “have to” get this done. I put my rest on hold because I “have to” finish that email. I put my heart on hold because I “have to” push through to perform on the literal podium. I will move through FFS season because I never quit. Instead, I adapt. I modify. I never count me out. I will move through FFS season of my life because it’s reminding me exactly what I need right now. It just so happens to be what I always need: the basics. The minimum. Good enough is good. Full stop. If you identify with my FFS season, I see you. Hang with me here. We’re doing just what we need. And looking cute along the way. Coach #realtalk #nyctrainer #runcoach #brooksrunningcollective #runningtips #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters

In this week’s episode, we convince you to get a prenup 🤣 but really, Between Two Coaches is BACK discussing the importance of detaching yourself from the numbers in your fitness journey. Available now on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. What’s one way you divorce the metrics this weekend? Comment below 👇 #podcastersofinstagram #fitnesspodcast #runningpodcast #fitnessroutine #runcoach #personaltrainer #fitnessprofessionals