Skip to main content

First of Many

Today was my first long run while training for Boston. Boy oh boy was that a mental challenge. I feel that I am in really good shape physically but it is the mental aspect that always gets to me! I have never trained this early in the year before and it is very challenging getting motivated.  I tried this run on Saturday and I got so sick and I was so tired from skiing. So I ended up doing my 11 today! I ran the loop in my neighborhood which is about 1.5 miles then went on a trail near my house.



Tip: Make sure that you are mentally ready for your run.  I try to run at the same time in the morning so my body is use to running and this helps my mind prep for the long haul ahead of me.

Goal: Try to make your last mile your fastest mile!

Gear:

PANTS:  Today I ran in my Nike Women's Tech pant. I LOVE these pants. They are thinner but keep you just right on temperature.  Not fleece lined, tight up on my waist so there is no slippage. LOVE THEM!!!

SHOES: I ran in the Saucony Kinvara 5.  I love these shoes.  They were kind of a random purchase but I have fallen in love with them.  They are very light weight. They aren't the greatest support for my high arches but overall a great shoe.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Me, in a Nutshell

Hello all! I just wanted to introduce myself a little.  I am 24 years young. I studied at Utah Valley University getting my degree in Public and Community health with a minor in Exercise and Sports Science.  I am very passionate about health and finding a balance in life.  I have lived in Utah my whole life and I absolutely love it. I have a strong passion for the outdoors.  I love helping people increase the quality of their life through increasing their health.  I don't believe in diet pills, medications, "7 day detoxes", or special magical pills that will make you instantly lose weight overnight.  It takes work. Though I believe that being healthy is a complete life style change.  When you change your outlook on health and fitness, they you will truly change your life and overall health. I believe in getting out and living each day to the fullest.  I am currently training for the Boston Marathon.  I ran the Utah Valley Marathon i...
Post a Comment
Read more

St. George Half Ironman Recap

My first ever Half Ironman! Completing a Half Ironman has always been on my bucket list. I have always loved to run, picked up biking in college for cross training and then my plan was to suffer through the swim. I wanted to do Boulder in August but I wan to really focus on training for Chicago and so I picked St. George. I had heard this course was a beast of its own. I was ready. I like hills. My Training: I followed a 16 week training program that I bought from a coach. It truly was amazing! I felt awesome on race day and I attribute it to what great plan she wrote. My average training looked something like this: Monday: Run 30-45 minutes, swim 1500-2000 yards and incorporating drills and speed Tuesday: Bike or Bike + Brick Run + Strength training for hips and core Wednesday: Run 30-45 minutes, swim 1500-2000 yards and incorporating drills and speed Thursday: Yoga + foam rolling and stretching Friday: long bike + Brick run Saturday: long run (1:30- 2 Hour) + endurance s...
Post a Comment
Read more

4 IngredientProtein Granola Bars

I absolutely love these bars! I do not understand how people do not like peanut butter.  When you mix peanut butter and honey.... you have me. I love quick and easy recipes without a lot of ingredients. I mean, this only has FOUR ingredients! YASSS! Once I created this recipe, I make it almost every week. I love to eat these before or after my workouts. I wanted to share this SUPER easy protein granola bar recipe: Ingredients: 2 cups oats 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 serving of vanilla protein powder Directions: In a mixing bowl, combined oats and protein powder, set aside In a small sauce pan over medium-high heat, bring the honey to a boil Let the honey boil for one minute Remove the honey from the heat and stir in the peanut butter Immediately pour the honey-peanut butter mixture over oat and protein mixture in mixing bowl as the mixture becomes sticky and difficult to work with so move quickly Pour mixture out on a pan or on a plate Flatten mixtu...
Post a Comment
Read more