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When it comes to choosing a running shoe, the possibilities are endless. You can find everything from highly cushioned shoes to carbon plated shoes to stability shoes and everything in between. So how do you navigate the world of running shoes, especially when you may not even know where to begin?

How To Choose the Best Brooks Running Shoes for You

March 26, 2025view the post

Have you ever thought about how mindfulness techniques can support your running? While running is mostly a physical activity, there is an important mental component too. Mindfulness helps us to stay in the present moment and have an awareness of what is happening within us and around us without judgement. These are important skills that can help runners to be more successful.

How to Use Mindfulness Techniques to Support Your Running

March 19, 2025view the post

Spring is here, and I’ve been wearing a mix of winter running clothes, summer running clothes, and everything in between. I’ve also found some nice new running products I’ve been using lately. Here is a roundup of my favorite running clothes and gear for spring.

My Favorite Running Clothes and Gear for Spring 2025

March 12, 2025view the post

Several years ago I dealt with a posterior tibial tendon injury that lasted for a long time. I put together some information about my experience and how I eventually recovered from this injury. While it’s best to seek personal advice from a physical therapist, these are just some considerations for anyone else who may be dealing with this injury.

How I Recovered From a Chronic Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury

March 5, 2025view the post

I almost always prioritize running even when life if super busy. It keeps me grounded and helps me to manage my stress. How how do we make time time for running when life is busy? It's not always easy but there are some things that can help.

13 Ways to Make More Time For Running

February 26, 2025view the post

When recovering from a run, and throughout the day, it's important for runners to make sure your protein intake is enough to support your recovery and overall health. How do you know if you're gettin enough protein? Dietary requirements are individual and will differ for each person. This is just to give you an idea about where to get started if you are looking to tweak your protein intake.

How to Boost Your Running Performance with Optimal Protein Intake

February 19, 2025view the post

If one of your goals this year is to run a half marathon, you may be starting to think about how to train for your race. The amount of time you need to train for a half marathon will be different for everyone and will depend on your fitness, experience and goals. Here are some guidelines for planning how much time you will need to train for a half marathon.

How Long Do You Need to Train for a Half Marathon?

February 12, 2025view the post

Race mantras are one mental strategy that can help with your running by keeping you focused and positive during a challenging race. If you have never used a race mantra before you may not know where to start. I'm going to share some examples of helpful race mantras and also explain how to use them. This way you can come up with you own and practice to use them during a challenging run or race!

Helpful Race Mantras For Running and How To Use Them

February 5, 2025view the post

Often times when we are trying to create new habits we give up on them quickly because they don’t fit into our lives, or they are too overwhelming, or we just don’t have the capacity to do them. Instead, we can focus on creating tiny habits for our running that will help us to actually be consistent and successful. Based on the book “Tiny Habits” I came up with some ideas to create tiny habits to take your running to the next level.

Create Tiny Habits to Take Your Running to the Next Level

January 29, 2025view the post

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Alright, my last post about the Richmond Marathon Alright, my last post about the Richmond Marathon (maybe). This one is about lessons learned/areas for improvement.

1) Starting in the right corral- I knew I wanted to start a little slow but I think I started too far back and I ended up boxed in later in the race. 

2) Increasing fueling- I think I did the best I could on this day but now that I know more about what works/doesn’t work for me I think I can try to get my carbs/hr a little higher for next time

3) Self-doubt- On paper I knew my training showed I could run a certain time. My coach knew I could run a certain time. But deep down did I believe I could run that time? I’m not really sure.

4) My right piriformis- This little muscle has been giving me trouble FOREVER and it likes to rear its ugly head the most during races. I’m working with a PT but it’s hard to address the issue when I can go months without any problems and then at mile 15 of a marathon it starts acting up. So while this is certainly an area for improvement I am not really sure what I’ll be able to do to keep it from happening next time.

5) Ignore the data leading up to the race- During race week my sleep scores were horrible, my HRV tanked, and my watch told me I was “strained”. I might just stop wearing it during the taper next time.

What lessons have you learned during a marathon or big race?

@richmondmarathon #racerecap
It’s been 5 days since the Richmond Marathon and i It’s been 5 days since the Richmond Marathon and it feels like a lifetime ago! I am working on my full race recap which I will post on my website but I wanted to share some reflections on here. Today I want to focus on what went well. Every finish line is an accomplishment, and while every race can teach us something I think it’s always important to focus on the positive.

First off, Richmond was a great race with amazing crowd support! There were some hills (a few steeper than I expected) but nothing crazy.

Fueling went well- after my train wreck of a run a few weeks ago I had to adjust my fueling plan and took out the Tailwind High Carb and went back to regular Skratch instead. I tried to make up for the difference with gels but my overall carbs per hour was a little less than it had been when using the Tailwind. I think I got about 65 g/hour so I’d like to get that up a bit next time but I didn’t get nauseous and took gels up until the end of the race.

Shoes felt good- during that same training run I had some top of foot soreness from my laces. I changed my lacing technique and had no issues on race day. 

Mindset- I did a lot of work preparing for the race mentally and was able to use those strategies during the race. I focused on one mile at a time and shifted my goals when I knew my original goal was not going to happen. 

Pacing- Even though I didn’t run my goal pace I was able to run fairly consistently without drastically slowing down at the end. 

Recovery- I felt pretty good following the race and wasn’t even sore anymore by Tuesday. This was probably the least sore I’ve been after a marathon.

Strong training cycle- this year I feel like I’ve been clawing my way back to where I was a year ago after several illnesses last winter and spring. I had a great training cycle with @lauranorrisrunning and I know I’ve made more progress than my race time shows.

Marathons are a huge investment so I really tried to make the most of the experience!

@richmondmarathon #racerecap
Happy Medal Monday! I can’t believe the Richmond M Happy Medal Monday! I can’t believe the Richmond Marathon was only 2 days ago. I’m barely sore (probably because I was trained for a faster time than I ran) and am feeling good.

I included a list of my marathon times on the last slide here, which I posted in my stories yesterday. I got some messages about how others can relate to feeling like their times “reset” at a certain point- whether it was after an injury, having kids, or just time off from running.

I think we can get so caught up in PRs that it may take away from the overall progress made in the process of training. Sure, there are runners who come back from having kids and immediately set a new lifetime PR. But many of us will need to chip away at our times to get to where we want to be.

Focusing on progress and the gains made in a training cycle vs a specific race time can help to keep things in perspective!

Now, I’m trying to figure out spring racing plans. What’s everyone running this spring?

#medalmonday
What a day! This race (and really, this week) was What a day! This race (and really, this week) was a rollercoaster. I knew pretty early on that my legs and my lungs were not feeling my goal pace. Each time I sped up it felt really hard- way too hard to not even be at 10 miles yet. So I just focused on running the effort that my body would allow. I used all the mental strategies I had to get through each mile. Ultimately, I wanted to run faster than my marathon last November, which I did by almost 2 minutes, making this a postpartum PR. More importantly, I smiled almost the whole time.

After finishing we had to rush to get out of our hotel room and spent the whole afternoon driving home. Over the past 2 days I’ve spent almost 10 hours in the car.

More to come soon…just hoping to get home and get some rest soon!

#richmondmarathon
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