Mind and Body Don’t Always Work Together
It’s already July of 2012! The year is flying by, and the racing season half over. It’s no wonder that once I get a sweet sponsorship, I have one of the worst and most difficult running seasons I’ve ever had. I came off a great year last year making gains in strength and speed over the course of 8 months, only to come into 2012 over trained and fighting injury. I knew after Rock n’ Roll Phoenix I needed to take a break when my time fell short 10 minutes off my PR. I pulled back, ran less and tried to heal up. But I guess it takes a lot more than just a few...
read moreLearning to Listen to Your Body
Remember when I said I had no excuses for my last race “Platte Half Marathon,” because it was flat and fast. Well, I ended up not showing up that day?? Physically I was there, but head and my legs were not very excited about participating. I went out fast, too fast, with my first mile being right around 6 minutes. For the next 5 miles another female runner and myself were having an intense cat and dog chase game, and my quads were already burning. Not good with 8 miles to go. We hit mile six, and she won our chase. I checked out mentally, and my legs physically. At...
read moreRudi’s Boulder Spring Half–little hills can do a lot of damage
We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful Colorado day for the Boulder Spring Half Marathon last Sunday. Bright blue skies, very little wind, and my consistent top 3rd place?? The last three times I have run this race, I have clocked approximately the same time and ranked 2nd, 4th and 3rd. Something about this course has got my number. Could it be that it’s the first race of the season so my nerves shoot me out off the start line and I hit the mile 1 and 2 hills a little too hard? Felt like it this year as my quads were burning as if they were on a leg press...
read moreJoining Team Alchemy
You can’t even imagine how thrilled I was when I received an email from Newton’s Stephen Gartside, inviting me to become a member of such an elite Colorado running team. As I sit in the first Team Alchemy meeting all I can think is “holy cow, I am way out of my league.” My teammates clock some serious times, and have won some of the most prestigious events. I start to feel overwhelmed, and have to tell myself that I’m sitting with this group because I too have a few ”W’s” under my belt, and I often forget how far I’ve come...
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