I convinced Sharon, one of TNC Endurance’s out-of-state athletes, to race a 3k on the track this winter. She just needed to switch things up, and what better way than to enter a collegiate indoor track race, right? She’s training for Boston, so you can imagine how fast a 3k would feel on marathon legs….
My Indoor Marathon Record was broken a week ago. The new record is 2:53:53. I ran a 2:57:34 last year. When I first signed up for Zoom! Yah! Yah! last year, I did it because I thought it would be entertaining. Humorous, even. “I’m a world record holder…” I would say with a chuckle. But…
A great miler back in the 80’s had a great quote in an interview that has applications to many areas of life and sport. I’m re-quoting via Elite Marathoning’s FB status update this weekend: [The Miler] said “going into every race I resigned myself to the fact that the next 4 minutes were going to…
First, a personal story: After NYC, I didn’t want to run. Period. It was the first time I have ever felt that way. Chris knew where I was at mentally (and physically, as my legs weren’t exactly working correctly!) and encouraged me to take all of November off. It was the first time someone’s suggested…
Beware if you click on the video below at work… you may need access to a kleenex! Video link: http://youtu.be/0PyA5d6Gb_8 (Or scroll below to watch the embedded video!) I will encourage you to watch the video before reading… then I will make more sense. I am beyond blessed to have the opportunity to train, coach,…
Most Americans consume a 12% protein diet and most body builders eat a 25% to 30% protein diet, per Paul McCarthy’s How Much Protein Do Athletes Really Need? Physician and Sports Medicine. SOOO – how much do runners actually need? Somewhere between 12-30% of total caloric intake? I’ll focus on endurance athletes in this post….