Skip to main content

Rest, Recovery & Prep work

Fridays for me are a rest day meaning I don't run. I give my legs a chance to recover and prepare them for a long run the following day. I also prepare by increasing my water intake. I aim to drink around 100 ounces of water on days before long runs. I have been reading up more on water intake for runners and it sounds like I need to invest in a scale. You should weigh yourself before a run and then weigh yourself again after your run. The general rule of thumb seems to be that you need to replace 16 ounces of water for every pound you lost during your run. The end all be all of this post is to make sure you are are properly hydrated and nourished for your training as well as for your major events. If you know you will be running for more than a hour bring water or a sports drink and bring some type of fuel. For me right now I run with raisins. They are easily portable and give me that sugar rush I need to finish out a long run without messing with my gut.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

New Site

Hello Everyone Thank you for visiting. We have been active on our new site please us there. tententruth.com

50 Miles of Bliss!

I can not possibly put into words the exact feelings I had about crossing the finish line of the NorthFace Endurance Challenge in DC over the weekend. I trained long and hard for this event. I doubted myself over and over again during the weeks leading up to 4/28/18 but knew I had to give it a go.  Driving down to DC the night before the race with my husband and friends I started to feel excited but my nerves were still high. I was thrilled that my husband and Kelly came down to support Miki and I as we attempted another 50 miler.  Lets back track for a moment. In 2016 I trained for a 50 mile event that had a 14 hour cut off. The race was a total wash. It rained the entire week before the race and then the whole duration of the event. The trail conditions were so poor that it made running extremely difficult for me. I spent hours and hours walking a sliding in the mud. My attitude was terrible. I had such high hopes for that event and they were crushed by poor weather. I c

New Year! New You!

Yes I know we hear this year after year! What if this year we did actually stick to our resolutions and we did actually incorporate some healthy changes into our lives? For you what would that change look like? For me I really need to get back on track with my eating. To be exact I need to cut out sugar from my diet, refined sugar. I am telling you when I eat sugar I wake up feeling hungover. If you know me you know I dont drink so feeling hungover is not something that I want to feel. I have set a few goals for myself for the year. I like to share them with others to help hold myself accountable. 1. Run another 50 miler. 2. Become fully Self Employed. 3. Practice Yoga more. 4. Run the Grand Canyon 5. Be more peaceful. For each one of these goals to become my reality I need to create actions steps. For the running goals I have training plans. For the financial goals I have milestones I need to make in my doTERRA business before I am able to leave my day job. For the spiri