So, I haven’t been very good about posting my “race day” blog, mainly because I know it’s going to take over an hour to write. Maybe shorter, maybe longer… but nonetheless, more time than I’ve had lately. This Tuesday I flew out to Amsterdam for a European strategy session (cool!) & will be here until…
In an effort to capture as many details as I can (SO many things went right, I want to make sure I can replicate them!), I’ll break this into a few blog posts over the course of the next week. Helps me just to focus on one portion of the race at a time —…
More to come later, but I at least wanted to post my results here since I ran with a last minute new chip/number that hasn’t been registered to my name :). I’m currently listed in the results as “Unknown” 🙂 But, more to come later once I’ve had time to digest. I’m sure it’ll be…
2 more days! I can’t wait! I’m just excited to race, lay it all out on the line, and see where I’m at. Can we fast forward to Saturday, please? Not sure if I’ve mentioned this here or not, but I’ll be running with Brenden Huber, the assistant Gustavus coach. I’m so lucky to have…
My lunch was pretty awesome today. Grilled chicken breast w/ a little cheese on top (microwaved a little too long so it was a little rubbery), wrapped up in a big piece of lettuce, 2 hard boiled egg whites, beef jerkey, and some sugar free jello for dessert. Not very satisfying or filling (although I’m…
I know after TCM there was some back and forth on this blog about the latest research behind carbo-loading. I decided to stick with what had worked for me with TCM: 3 days no carb (to completely deplete your body of carb stores), and then 3 days all-carb (your body over-compensates by packing in the…