Perhaps old news by now, but the site of the 2016 Trials has been decided! There was a lot of controversy around this decision (I won’t get into it), but I am thrilled to have a concrete location and date on the calendar! Now, if I can just conveniently take off that 1:12 from my…
*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….