Progress!
Pain free run, swelling free evening. YEAH!!!!
Wow, what a whirlwind of a two week period. I applied and interviewed for a postion with Red Wing Shoe Company mid-May. I wasn’t really looking for a position, I just came across it one day. The posting was for a “business unit controller” — they were looking for someone to provide analysis and recommendations…
2:51.26, chip time 1st Minnesota Woman, 20th Woman overall Gee… where do I even start with this? Guess I’ll start with the new diet plan, which started the Monday. Per Jerry, I decided to try the 3 day no-carb, 3 day all-carb diet. I’ve tried the 3 day all-carb diet before, and felt like that…
17:57.31 in the 5K at the Gustavus Alumni meet (just 5 seconds off a stadium record!). I am completely surprised I was able to pull that fast of a race off… I haven’t done much VO2 max work, haven’t tapered, and in general I thought all of my mileage would have made me slower. My…
A big part of my journey has been learning about all of the little things you need to do in order to train well, perform to your potential, and in general, see where your limits are. With every cycle, I’ve worked on a few things. This cycle is no different. I came across Camille’s blog…
Oh man, where do I start? An interesting race, definitely! First, let me say that this is the first time I’ve ever received press before a race as a “contender”. http://ultramn.com/2012/07/05/afton-preview-pt-2-25k/ They obviously weren’t aware of my non-existent trail racing skills (I only signed up for this because my husband loves trail racing and wanted…
FINALLY getting around to this. I’ve been putting it off because it takes so long to write… but know I need to, just to capture all of the details/thoughts/etc that went into the day. It’s SO helpful to look back on. This isn’t very polished yet, and I’m sure I’ll be adding to and revising…