One step closer
I found out earlier today that I am one of the top 3 female runners being considered to represent Dallas in the 27th Annual Sendai International Half Marathon in May. I am beyond excited. I have an interview tomorrow and will find out later this week if I am chosen. I can’t wait!
All of what I eat is healthy, gluten free, and easy to fix. I will start with the foods and drinks I consume regularly, and then I will go into some specific nutritional benefits from certain foods and drinks on my list. Continue reading “My Freakishly Limited Diet Part 2”
For most of my running career I have had, the very common, “goes out too fast” race syndrome. In 2013, I ran the first mile and half of a half marathon at a 6:15 pace when I had not even run a 6:15 paced 5k. I was miserable at mile two, and I suffered for the rest of the 13.1 mile race/death march. Running fast at the beginning of a race feels so easy. Like all of the hard training has really paid off. This ease sends the message, “I feel great, this is going to be a PR race.” The fact is the beginning of a race is supposed to feel easy. It is mile one. Also, the adrenaline and excitement make a fast start feel effortless. But what happens when the pain sets in, and the adrenaline no longer helps? The pace that you are supposed to be maintaining now feels harder than it did on your last tempo run. Can this pace even be sustained? Possibly, but the confidence of holding it is out the window. Now here is the advice. Begin a race at a pace that feels too slow. Don’t let the excitement pull you into an effortless sprint that makes you tank mid race. The longer you run the harder that pace will be to hold, which is why race pace feels easy for mile one.
I have a series of races coming up, starting the last weekend in February. Initially the Cowtown Half Marathon was going to be a goal race for me, but two weeks with the flu threw my training off course. So instead, I am going to run the Cowtown 10k. 10k’s are really good training races for me. They teach me to relax while still putting out a high effort. This prepares me for the longer races. Continue reading “Race Plans”
I have always had seasonal allergies, but it wasn’t until my early 20’s that I started developing food allergies. It started with fruits and vegetables. I would be eating chips and guacamole and then my throat would feel like it was swelling up inside, which made it really hard to swallow. So avocados were out first, then watermelon, broccoli, pineapple, squash, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, asparagus. Next came the tree nuts. Cashews, almonds, Brazil nuts, pistachios. Then soy and sunflower oil. No more healthy foods for me. At least that is what it seemed like. Continue reading “My Freakishly Limited Diet Part One”
For 2 years, my husband told me to get a coach. He would say, “You are there. You are at that level. You need an elite level coach.” In my mind I wasn’t there yet. I still had room for improvement that I knew I could do on my own. And I did. Each year I got faster in every distance I competed in, from 5k-half marathon. Could I have improved more with a coach? Continue reading “Coach”
I am a Runner. 