Racing Tips

Chicago Marathon 2014- The Race

Tina Muir
marathon
Originally, I had intended on writing about my experience as an elite first; the VIP treatment, the wonderful weekend, the after race excitement, but I just feel like I should cover the race itself first, as after all, that was what this was all about. While it is fresh in my mind, and I am…

Chicago Marathon Q&A

Tina Muir
Tomorrow morning I leave for Chicago, and I cannot believe it is here already! I am very thankful that I have been given a room for two nights, along with all the luxuries that elite athletes are given to make sure we are able to perform to our best. I am nervous, but reading blogging friends…

25 Must Have Items for Race Day- An Elite Guide

Tina Muir
I am not sure if it was the teen magazines, or the celebrity gossip magazines I used to read, but one of them used to feature a “Peek inside a celebrity purse/handbag”. I remember enjoying that particular section, as it showed that celebrities are human….what!? Yes, they too have a wallet in their bag AND…

Racing as an Elite; Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile Recap

Tina Muir
10 miles
Happy Marvelous Monday! Today is a special Monday post as I raced this weekend. Next week, Deborah and I will begin co-hosting our Meatless Monday Linkup (and thumbnails will be back), so please spend this week thinking of recipes to share! I am all packed up, but hanging around in Michigan for an extra week,…

Adapting to Weather Changes: Humidity

Tina Muir
humid, summer, weather
Weather can really mess us up. We can train hard, have everything right, and then at the last second, a weather change can make our entire race plan go down the toilet. Humidity is definitely one of those bad weather situations that can cause a drastic decline in performance. BUT, before I go on, I…

How to Modify Your Race Plan to Run in the Wind

Tina Muir
weather, wind
In our plushy (is that the right word?) little world, we can come up with things to complain about that really would not be even worth mentioning in other countries around the world, but as we are lucky to live in the countries we do, these are our biggest problems. One of these first world…

Hanover Firecracker 5 Mile Recap

Tina Muir
5 miles
Joining Jill this morning Happy Saturday! I hope everyone (well, my American readers) had a wonderful 4th July, and you were as lucky as we were in Michigan to have an absolutely perfect day weather wise. I ended up in Holland, MI at the beach, and it was beautiful. I may complain about Michigan more…

3rd Place Finish at the Brooklyn Half Marathon

Tina Muir
half marathon
Happy Marvelous Monday! I hope you do not mind my lack of contact over the last week, but you can follow what I am up to through my #100happydays on Instagram! I will be back on Wednesday! Note: I wrote this on Saturday evening, my thoughts have changed a little, but I thought I should…

Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Recap: The Race

Tina Muir
10 miles
I am sure you were too excited to sleep last night in anticipation of reading the second half of my recap, but as I care about you, I am going to put you out of your misery :p If you missed part one, you can learn all about how elite athletes are treated the day…

Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Recap: Racing As An Elite

Tina Muir
10 miles
I thought this would be a great post for you to see what life is like as an elite athlete. This was my first real experience as an expenses-paid-for “pro” athlete, and although it is in no way as glamorous as other sports, for me, it was one incredible experience that I would love to…

The Philadelphia Marathon Part II (My Debut)

Tina Muir
marathon
On Wednesday I covered the first 13 miles of my debut marathon. Click HERE to read Part I. Today I will cover the second half; the part where it really gets interesting (well, I hope). Even if I can prevent just one person from going through what I did those last 7 miles, then exposing…

The Philadelphia Marathon Part I (My Debut)

Tina Muir
marathon
Warning: This is going to be a three part post, I am ready to pour my heart onto the keyboard, and I know once I start, I will not be able to stop, so if you are not interested in learning all about the ins and outs of a marathon from my perspective as an…

Fuel Intake for Endurance Exercise

Tina Muir
fueling, hydration, runner food
It’s unofficially racing season! Road racing season that is. Everyone I interact with seems to be preparing or recovering from a race. Twitter is buzzing with nervous energy as people prepare to fight off their inner demons. One often overlooked factor for those racing the ultimate test of human spirit, AKA the marathon is how to make sure you…

What to Eat After a Hard Workout or Race

Tina Muir
after race, runner food
Along with my post on What to Eat Before a Race/Workout this post helps me out A LOT. Although your regular run fueling should consist of both carbohydrates and protein, it becomes CRITICAL that you consume enough of each of those after working out hard. Just take a listen to the chat with Nancy Clark on how we…