The hospital bags are packed, I’m working on a few last minute household chores and to-do list items… I have butterflies in my stomach much like I’m going to a huge race and am really nervous… but… I am so ready! I can’t wait to meet baby! Just for fun, here are a few pictures…
2 weeks in review: Week 18, the start of the Fargo Marathon cycle: Goal: 80-85 miles with 1 day off Actual: 80 miles, 1 day off. 2 “workouts” on Treadmill: 5 miles progressively faster inside a 10 mile run, and 5 miles hard hill segment at end of a 19 miler. I had that good…
2015DEC04 0 ANDREW HOWARD Andrew Howard started with TNC Endurance in Summer of 2014. Since then, he has set PRs at every distance he has raced! He is now faster than when he ran at Gustavus, something we are both pretty darn proud of. Who he is: Andrew Howard 31 years and 178 days proud…
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…
I’ve had a lot of fun coaching lately! I truly love my job! The past few days I’ve: Updated athlete plans to work around holiday schedules Worked with two athletes to define their racing plans for the winter Had a FaceTime conversation to review an athlete’s strength routine form Am lining up a 1-1 coaching consult…
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….