Perhaps you've read Allie's publication about her racing and relationship with her body and weight. I am so happy to see someone doing as well as she is - and looking so healthy and strong! 2:29 at NYC? Dang. You go, Allie! Jamie Cheever, a top US Steeplechase racer, followed ...
Nutrition
Motivation Monday – The Grocery Game?
Part of me wants to accept the MILLER FAMILY challenge. Let me back up... Wouldn't it be fun to just try to go through EVERYTHING in our cupboards? As a professional runner living in a small town, I can "run" most of our errands. If I need to meet with a sponsor who is ...
Motivation Monday – Protein!
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 ...
Updates – a Nutrition Page – and Motivation Monday!
Training has gone a little better since my last post, so that's great! I did just two workouts written from Chris this week. We're specifically taking it easy as I'm not ready to jump into anything defined yet, either physically or mentally. The first workout was a 7.5 ...
Picking myself up and looking forward!
I'm taking two days off before starting my next Chicago training phase. Although this is scary for any athlete to do, I know it is best for me. Jerry is editing that training phase as we speak, and I am really excited to see what it will look like. I know it'll be the start of ...
Training Update
Not much exciting happening around here, which is why I haven't been writing much. The last couple of weeks have just been base mileage with some fartlek work thrown in. It's actually been great. I love "just running", and it's so nice not to have the pressure ...
