Simply keep in mind… & 2 massive regrets. -

(Lengthy-sleeve ((LAST DAY OF THE ATHLETA SALE!!)), shorts)

5 miles very first thing within the morning after which the new tub afterward to loosen up.

Beck discovered his zen.

I randomly got here throughout my Sevilla arm heaters that got here in our baggage. Can I inform you an enormous life remorse that I’ve? I didn’t purchase sweatshirts on the Budapest or Sevilla marathon expos. I so want that I had. Be taught from me, purchase the race memorabilia… don’t remorse it for the remainder of your life like I’ll mine.

These arm heaters jogged my memory that I went from coaching throughout Utah’s winter to this race the place we completed within the 75° F and in humidity… and I survived. I’ll be utterly effective on Saturday in dry warmth!

Trustworthy query… do I hire my buddy’s headband for Saturday that the athletes used on the Paris Olympic Marathon?!

I hit my 493 grams of carbs! The bottom line is consuming all day lengthy. I nonetheless drank my inexperienced smoothie yesterday, and I’ll at present, too, however I’ll skip it on Friday due to allll of the fiber. The smoothie has about 45 grams of carbs, so it nonetheless slot in nicely, however every thing else was fairly easy… and plenty of gummy bears have been included all through the day, too (23 grams per serving)! I have no idea how I ever accomplished a marathon in my disordered days whereas operating on empty <– why my femurs broke.

Additionally, the Wendy’s baked potato works actual properly for the carb load, too.

I went to Athlecare to get my hamstring labored on (dry needling… not my favourite feeling on the planet) and determined to attempt the hyperbaric oxygen chamber whereas there. One hour of stillness and alone time was in all probability simply nearly as good for my psychological well being as my bodily well being.

My ears felt like I used to be scuba diving to start with, and I needed to equalize them!