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Tags: japan, travel, watson fellowship
  • Post published:May 30, 2013
  • Post category:Blog

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🇺🇸Runner rep’d by @flynnsports
✍🏻Author of #RunTheWorld & other things
📍Boulder, Colorado (with Texas roots)
Would loooove to be in Poland racing the world ove Would loooove to be in Poland racing the world over 13.1 miles tomorrow. No US team in the field this year, so I guess I need to get out there and make another one! 🇺🇸 Best wishes for a safe and swift World Half Champs @wagdynia2020 weekend! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ Photo by @urimiscott • • • #halfmarathon #gdynia2020 #valencia2018 #race #worldhalfmarathon #teamusa #roadrace #13point1 #halfmarathontraining #poland #spain #runtheworld
Did some road tripping this week—a little by foo Did some road tripping this week—a little by foot 🏃🏻‍♀️, a lot more by car 🚗 (Boulder > Phoenix > Boulder). We’re finally making some progress with my foot, which appears to be more of a biomechanical issue (hips/glutes slacking on the job) than a straight-up Achilles one. My takeaways: Focus on the cause, not just the symptoms. And when in doubt, look up the chain.⛓ • • • #roadtrip #recovery #onthemend #marathoner #dirtroads #running #boulderco #runtheworld
3 silver linings of this (hopefully not much longe 3 silver linings of this (hopefully not much longer) hiatus from running: 1) less laundry🩱 2) more DIY projects 🎨 3) max appreciation for a sport that doesn’t involve chlorine or handlebars 🏃🏻‍♀️(but crazy respect for all swimmers, cyclists, and triathletes!) • Unrelated: it’s definitely fall, y’all. 🍂🍃 • • • #diyprojects #painting #behrpaint #sidelined #runninginjury #achillesrehab #injuryrecovery
Hey @tokyo2020, is it too late to add water joggin Hey @tokyo2020, is it too late to add water jogging to the program? Talk about a seat-filler! 🌊🏃🏻‍♀️ Seriously though, the pool is intimidating to many runners. It’s hard to know how our work in the water translates to land and how to structure it all. If you’re in that position, I highly recommend seeking guidance from someone who knows both running + swimming (+ ideally the body too), and who you trust will not go easy on you. Then prepare to get majorly humbled if you haven’t used a kickboard or pull buoy in 10 years.😅 (@mondosportspt, you rock.) • • • #aquajogging #swimming #crosstraining #pooltime #recovery #activerecovery #runnernotrunning
In the spirit of transparency (which I always appr In the spirit of transparency (which I always appreciate in others)... I’ve been rallying through a finicky Achilles all summer, pushing harder in a compromised state than I would have without a race I cared a lot about coming up. The cycle, as many know well, went a little something like this: nail a workout -> convince myself that everything’s good -> hobble around for a couple days -> acknowledge that maybe I went too hard, but hope that treatment + a day or 2 in the pool would set me straight -> nail another workout -> 🔁 🔁 🔁 While it can work for the short term, that pattern becomes destructive when it goes on for too long. So now that World Half is officially off the table, I’m doing what I should have done a while ago, which is 1) get the heck out of that cycle and 2) be as aggressive with the healing process as I normally am with the fitness-building one. Fortunately, an MRI showed no bone abnormalities—just a very angry Achilles insertion. Unfortunately, the Achilles is one of the few things I've found that can be as stubborn as me.😤
I ask a lot of my body during the day, so I do my I ask a lot of my body during the day, so I do my best to leave it in a loose, relaxed, and symmetrical state at night. 🌝 There are many ways to achieve that—yoga, legs up a wall, progressive relaxation, a walk, etc.—but my favorite, which I’ve been doing for about 5 years, is Active Isolated Stretching followed by a few more back and hip flexor stretches.🧘🏻‍♀️ I know no one’s about to watch a 20-minute vid, so I time-lapsed it down to 20 seconds. (I swear it’s actually slow and relaxing!) If you’re interested in the purpose and specifics of it all, check out The Whartons’ Stretch Book by @whartonhealth—or better yet, get a good friend like @chelseasodaro to show you the ropes and give you a few too. 😘 • • • #stretch #stretchingroutine #runningtips #flexibility #activeisolatedstretching #activestretching #marathoner #homeworkout #stretchitout
Since January, I’ve been looking forward to the Since January, I’ve been looking forward to the @worldathletics Half Marathon Champs in Poland, 12 years after my first trip there as a steeplechaser (👆). Unfortunately, due to concerns surrounding the global pandemic, @usatf is not sending a team this year. I’m bummed, obviously, but understanding of the situation and fired up to earn another chance to rep the 🇺🇸 soon. 💙 to my would-be teammates @lflanagan2 @keiradamato @katyjermann @maggie_montoya + @jwardy21 @dubmilam @reedfisch @bigfoot_sum @colinmickow • • • #halfmarathon #roadrace #teamusa #bydgoszcz #gdynia #poland #ontothenextone #runtheworld
Switching sports? ⚽️ Big no, as entertaining a Switching sports? ⚽️ Big no, as entertaining as that would be 😆 Ever since my freshman year of college, I’ve been running on turf 1-2 times most weeks, incorporating some strides, drills, stretches, and leg swings towards the end (preferably barefoot). It can be monotonous, but it’s flatter and softer than anywhere else in Boulder. Perfect for stretching out sore legs or gearing up for a key workout. Highly recommended! ⛳️ • • • #turf #easyrun #drills #strides #runningdrills #legswings #stretch #recoveryday #recoveryrun #barefootrunning #marathoner #runtheworld
Sadly, my hand-eye coordination has only gone down Sadly, my hand-eye coordination has only gone downhill from my B Team basketball days. At least I’ve graduated from the 2-handed grab😅🧃 • • • #marathontraining #swordperformance #drinksword #hydrateordiedrate #runtheworld #trails #longrun
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