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Women who empower other women

Today, with a time of 2:26:53, Shalane Flanagan won her first major marathon and became the first American woman to win the NYC Marathon since 1977. Her facial expression says it all. I watched the race on my phone at work this morning, and may or may not have been cheering and crying while I did so. I am so, so proud of her and happy for her. What an incredible race!

“Sometimes we don’t realize the moment when we feel like dreams are taken away that actually there’s some delayed gratification down the road. I think it was a blessing that I got injured this past winter and I came here full of energy and motivation and desire to put on the best performance of my life.” - Shalane after the race

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Thursday long run?

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Important Summer Training Tips

Your runs don’t have to be fast to be helpful.

Stringing together a bunch of medium-paced average runs is more effective than going all out a few times a week (only to be too tired/sore to run that pace again), especially when you’re focusing on increasing your mileage.

If you’re able to choose between sleep and running, do your run later and get more sleep. It’s not hardcore to skip sleep, it’s unproductive. Your body needs it to absorb the training.

Don’t do AB workouts, do CORE workouts. Ab = abdominals only. Core = abdominals, obliques, glutes, pelvis, lower back. Purpose of working out just your abs = vanity. Purpose of working out your entire core = getting functionally strong to run faster.

Do runs on grass and trails for the soft surfaces (and because in the winter you’ll miss the color green, believe me), but don’t worry about your pace. The terrain will naturally slow you down, but it will also force you to work different muscles which will strengthen your core WHILE YOU RUN (why core? see above).

Don’t just hydrate with water. Replace the electrolytes you lose when you sweat with gatorade or powerade, or if that’s too sweet for you, dilute it with water or invest in Nuun or Skratch or a similar product.

Most most most importantly…ENJOY YOURSELF. Setting only outcome-based goals (”win state”; “break 19″; “take a minute off my PR”) drains the joy out of the sport that you love very quickly. Remember that. Set another, more important goal: to enjoy the process. To love the sport more in July than you did in June, and to love it still more in August. Actively cultivate your passion, and let the rest take care of itself.

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Bringing this back because it’s time.

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Yes.

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Eliud Kipchoge, THE MAN (x)

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it’s about a lot more than the times. it’s about crying on the start line as you race your final race with your best friend. it’s about redefining yourself every time you cross a barrier you thought was impassible. it’s about falling in love with the sport, falling out of love, then falling back in. it’s about finding joy, finding happiness, finding peace, finding comfort. it’s about a lot more than the times.