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3 years ago I ran my 10 mile PR of 1:05:59. It was 2015. I was topping of the running year of my life where I set all my current PRs (besides 1). The next year was 2016. I thought I’d continue to improve if I continued to work hard. Well, if you have been a long time follower you know that I didn’t get faster. I crumbled. I ran worse in every distance. Worse as the year went on. Frustrated, I finished the year running a 5 mile race at a slower pace than my half marathon pace. I was so hyper focused on time goals, it made me a worse athlete. I vowed to make 2017 better. But then I got pregnant! 👶🏼 spent the whole year getting slower & more pregnant. When I went on my first few postpartum runs 8 months ago, I cried. It was so humbling. I could not fathom how I’d ever get back to where I used to be. In the process, I came to terms that my best days might be behind me. I stopped caring about the past. I stopped caring about the “time on the clock”. It was beautiful that I had once ran a 3:14 marathon, but I could not let that be my “standard” anymore. I let it all go. I worked back from 13 min miles just like I did when I was starting the sport in 2007. ✨🏃‍♀️The time on the clock means nothing. Everyone is out there working their a$$ off. 15:00 miler or 5:00 miler.✨🏃‍♀️ Running is running. The purpose of running is not to reach an arbitrary time goal. The purposely running is to better yourself. To show up a little more. To be more present. To push yourself. The competition is the person in the mirror on any given day NOT the time on the clock. Today I asked myself “do you have more to give?” Instead of checking my watch for feedback. The answer was always YES. THAT my friends is what running is all about. Pushing when everything is telling you to stop. The human body is amazing. I hope we all stop & remember to appreciate each race and each moment. It’s a gift to be able to run. Enjoy it. Show up ready to fight! Compete against the person in the mirror. I run because there is magic in digging deeper when you think there is nothing left ✅ that’s why I run. First mile- 6:53 last mile- 6:17 👊🏼 when I talked to my coach @run4prs.coachbenjacobs he told me to run blind. No time goals. He told me to let go & be ready to fight. And that’s what I did 💪🏼🏃‍♀️this course was SO hilly 350 ft gain 😳 and part on trail but I felt SO STRONG! 2nd fastest 10 mile on a WAY holler course. ✨GIVEAWAY✨ Run4PRs Coaching is gearing up for fall racing season with a giveaway to 2 lucky winners! Each winner will receive a Run4PRs sweatshirt along with a $100 gift card to Run4PRS (can be used on your choice for coaching, nutrition, strength training) To enter: 1. Like this pic 2. Must follow both accounts  @team.run4prs and @run4prs 3. Tag your running buddies 4. Winners will be announced Friday evening Sep 28th ✨3:19:21 marathon✨ ✅the day after running a 1:41 half marathon✅ 🏃‍♀️2015 Goofy Challenge 🏃‍♀️ The goofy challenge is: Saturday- half marathon (1:41) Sunday- full marathon (3:19) ✨THE TRAINING ✨ 4 months before the event, I started to doubt my abilities. I questioned why I was even signed up! 😳😥 so I decided, I was going to only run the half marathon that weekend and skip the goofy challenge experience. As the race got closer, I started to change my mind. I wanted to do the challenge!! I didn’t want to give up before I even tried! I was only able to get in a 17 & 19 mile long run because of my last min change of plans. I felt pretty unprepared 😂 ✨MARATHON DAY✨ I remember standing at the start line laughing with my husband @run4prs.coachjason saying how we would be walking to the finish. Our legs were sore from the 13.1 miles the day before! I remember my first mile clicking in at a surprising 8:10, and I decided to just run off feel. Around mile 10, I started to feel amazing. My husband told me to “be careful” as I starting clicking 7:20s. It was one of those days were everything clicks. I couldn’t believe what my body was doing. I snagged a 7 min marathon PR that day. This was my second fastest marathon ever. One of my favorite races and most mins blowing experiences ever. 🔥MORAL OF THE STORY🔥: sometimes we get so caught up in the pressure of training that we lose the joy in simply running. That day I had no time goals. I had no pressure. It was all about just completing the Goofy Challenge. By taking away the pressure, I was able to listen to my body and appreciate the experience which lead to a breakout race ✨HOW DO I STAY MOTIVATED✨ I’ve ran 17 marathons over the past 6 years, and I get asked this question a lot!! Truth is: I take steps to work on my mental game ❤️🏃‍♀️ Here are some of my secrets: ✅ Keep a Private Journal: social media is not a journal! Every day right down 5-10 things you are grateful for! You can never repeat the same thing twice. Eventually, you will start to search during the day for the POSITIVES instead of the negatives. ✅ SURROUND YOURSELF WITH A POSITIVE COMMUNITY: remove toxic people & give back to the community. ✅ REDIRECTION OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS: news flash! Everyone has negative thoughts. Don’t let them spiral out of control! Have a positive mantra you can resort back to when you feel negative thoughts creep in ✅FOCUS ON PERSONAL GROWTH: change is a good thing! Been dying to try a new recipe? Wanting to try a new yoga class? Want to read a new book?! DO IT! These activities make us grow! Growing & learning about ourselves can build confidence and translate into success in other areas of our life! ✅ MAKE REAL CONNECTIONS: next time you are pumped about a workout or you have a crappy day, I challenge you to reach out to someone and share your excitement. No: don’t post it on social media: TELL someone! The 1-1 connects are becoming a lot art! Humans are supposed to interact 1-1! It builds community. It creates a support system! ⁉️what are your ways to cultivate a positive mind⁉️ ✨1 month postpartum vs 9 months postpartum✨ “You will pee your way down Boylston street” - one of the hurtful comments I received when I registered for the 2018 Boston last year. Despite having 16 marathons & 2 Boston marathons under my belt everyone wanted to share their 2 cents that running Boston at 5 months postpartum would be a terrible mistake and miserable experience. I had HUNDREDS of moms comment on a post literally writing “lol” and “lmao” and “just you wait”😥😳 It hurt, bad. I don’t always talk about it because it’s silly. Who cares what people think? Well here is the thing: we lean on others for support. When other women laugh at your goals and dreams, it can make you second guess yourself. It can make you question everything. I spent WAY too much time letting those words eat away at me. Eventually, I turned it to FUEL for my fire. 🔥🏃‍♀️ I ran the Boston 2018 marathon in a hurricane and NEGATIVE SPLIT (3:42!) when most elites dropped out, I woman who gave birth to her first child 5 months prior persevered. There was no “peeing down Boylston”. ✨🏃‍♀️ I BELIEVE in big dreams. I believe in big dreamers. I’ll never laugh at your goals. I’ll never not take you seriously. If you EVER need someone in your corner: I am freaking HERE FOR YOU! I have been laughed at, made fun of, used as a joke. NEVER let that stop you from chasing! Find a support system and F the haters!!!!
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