*This is part 3 of my recap of the Olympic Trials weekend: As I scurried to the start line I looked around for and soon found Kristen Carter. We had met each other in the massage room the day before and found that we both wanted to start at 6:20 pace. We were lined up…
*This is part 2 of my recap of the Olympic Trials weekend: Race day started, in earnest, at 2 in the morning. A group of intoxicated guys entered into the room next to me and were excitedly discussing what time they were waking up to watch the Trials (ironically). I knocked on their door about…
*I will do my best to recap the whole amazing experience that was the Olympic Trials. Here is part one: I flew out Thursday for the race. My family and coach Jerry met me at the Red Wing airport and we boarded the company’s private jet. What an absolutely awesome experience :). We arrived in…
Quick update: I had SUCH a fabulous experience in Houston this weekend. It was the experience of a lifetime, really — from the Opening Ceremonies to the race itself (and evertything in between). The race went really well. My legs didn’t have their best day – I struggled to find a rhythm and to be…
Wow, this week has flown by! Thankfully I am on the carbo-loading portion of my pre-race diet (diet consists of 3 days of eating no carbs at all, followed by 3 days of eating almost nothing but carbs). The theory is that your body over compensates and stores even more carbs than carb loading alone….
Today was my last “hard” workout (and not even that hard, or long! Eek!): 4x1000m at tempo pace Before Grandma’s I did this exact same workout in 6:07 pace (not sure what happened with that one), then 5:58-5:59 pace. Today I was significantly faster. 5:45-7 into the wind, 5:32-5:37 with the wind. Yikes! Best part?…