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I'm here to help motivate, organize your schedule, give guidance and support for your first race. Especially for those with busy schedules. Are you ready for the BONUS round? It's all about how your fuel your body with nutrition. If you are stumbling upon this post it is from a series. {Check out Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3} Nutrition is a vital part of your race training process. You must fuel your body with important nutrients your body needs. As most of us know, we need water, protein and carbohydrates for energy (macro nutrients). However, our bodies need electrolytes, fiber, vitamins (micro nutrients) too! I love a good salad!!! Roast Beef with homemade honey mustard vinegarette (see video below) Lemon grilled aspargus Cherry Tomatoes Sliced Cucumers Red leaf lettuce Getting the proper nutrition while running will help with: 1. Prvention of Injuries 2. Energy level to sustain longer runs 3. Muscle strength Think of it like this...If you put garba...

I'm here to help motivate, organize your schedule, give guidance and support for your first race. Especially for those with busy schedules. This is Part 3 to a series...make sure you check out Part 1  here  and Part 2 here . Did you do your homework from Part 1 and 2? Did you actually write it down with a pen and paper? In Part 2 I asked you to tell me if you have committed to a race. I mean you actually paid the money and you know you need to train. You've set your goals and now you are still here reading tips to figure out HOW you are going to do this. I know you are scared and don't know where to start. That is why I decided to put these tips together for you. {My online training course is coming soon!!! I'm so excited! It's still in the works, what would you like to see in the training? Tell me!} Anyway back to my final tips to get you started to completing your first race. 7. Stretch to avoid injury: Stretching is incredibly important bef...

Are your friends always asking you if you are going to run in the next local race? Now is the time to sign up and prove them all right! Check out my previous race posts: ( training schedule , tips 1 , tips 2 ) Do your friends ask you...Are you running in the next (insert local race)? Or Have you ever run in the (insert tough mudder)? OR Maybe we should do a race for our local fundraiser? If you are interested in starting your own race for your local fundraiser check out Eventbrite. They can help you get your site up and running! They can help you get your site up and running! I get asked these questions all the time and the funny thing is, yes, I exercise a lot, but I really struggle with running. It's tough for me. If you've seen my previous posts  ( training schedule ,  tips 1 ,  tips 2 ) you'll know it really is a challenge. However, they are asking you to run, because they KNOW you CAN do it! So, what is stopping you? Sign up to run a race now and pr...

I'm here to help motivate, organize your schedule, give guidance and support for your first race. Especially for those with busy schedules. This is Part 2 to a series...make sure you check out Part 1 here . Did you do your homework from Part 1? Did you actually write it down with a pen and paper? If not, take the time to do so now and write down: What three things will motivate you to complete this race? Did you write three things down? Okay good...save those for later. My next series of tips will guide you through your race training. One of the factors people don't sign up for a race is motivation and staying motivated. However, the training process is overwhelming. Where do you start, what do you do? HOW do you train?  These were questions that I had and didn't know how to answer them. I ended up reaching out to friends, posting on social media and private messaging friends who I knew had recently run a marathon. I asked them for resources ...