THE LITTLE THINGS

5 Tips to Get Over Sickness Before Race Day

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Does this sound familiar? It’s race week, not only are taper crazies making you paranoid, but you have that sinking feeling in your stomach: I’m sick! Getting sick during marathon taper is not ideal. Running with a cold is never fun, and any distance is going to be tough, but what about racing while sick? Is it…
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Redefining the Word Team- Introducing Team Ice Cream!

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You may have noticed that I have been talking a lot recently about my “team”. It got me thinking about the word. For the longest time, I thought I didn’t have a “team”. Of course I am part of the Saucony Hurricanes team, but I very very rarely even see another Hurricane, let alone interact…
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UVA Speed Clinic 2.0- The Reflection

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On Wednesday I covered part one of my return to the UVA Speed Clinic, and since then I have been able to get two workouts with Drew in to implement some of the new exercises, and have now had a week to do the ones I need to do up to 3x a day(!) at…
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UVA Speed Clinic 2.0- Part One

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I don’t even know where to begin with this experience. I feel like I write this a lot with my blog posts, but this time…..I just….my mind is just all over the place, shooting in many directions as I try to absorb as much of it as I can. As I sit writing this in…
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Back to UVA Speed Clinic

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Happy Friday! I am afraid I do not have anything new and exciting to share with you today as I am currently in Charlottesville, VA. Steve and I decided it was a good time to go back and see how my form compares to the last time I was here, and then see what we…
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