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Chasing Unicorns LLC

Setting Goals and Entering the Realm of Possible

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Fall Marathon TBD soon!

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Not a cloud in the sky and not a worry in the world ☀️ enjoying this little long weekend trip celebrating my sister passing the board exam and graduating next week! There’s been some running, beach time, sight-seeing, good brews, tasty food, and sweet treats. Summer’s just barely beginning but I can already tell it’s going to be a good one 🤗

First heavier leg day in a month and the quads are feeling it 😅 went down in weight in everything to ease back in but it’s humbling when you press the gas pedal and your leg shakes. It’ll take a few weeks of consistency to get back to where I was pre-taper but it felt so good to be back at it!

Last week I walked as much as I ran (16 miles a piece). I didn’t really feel like running any more and there’s nothing wrong with that. I think a lot of people are afraid of losing fitness in the off-season so they often overdo it. 7-10 rest or recovery days doesn’t actually lead to too big of a loss in fitness, and it’s easily gained back when you start training again, but the whole point of the off-season is to chill and to drop the mileage/intensity to recover for the next cycle. We can’t stay in peak race shape forever; it’s not sustainable and eventually you’ll just burn out or get injured. I’d go out on a limb and say the biggest issue amateur runners have is not getting enough recovery, whether that be through sleep or from always running too hard every day of the week. It often leads to feeling fit in the short term, but then really hitting the wall and being frustrated in the long term once the lack of recovery catches up to the athlete.

You were at all the youth soccer games, even with 3 of us all in sports at the same time. You were at the high school track meets even though there might be 3 hours between my first and second event. You were at the cross country meets just to watch me run by for a few seconds at a time. You’ve been to all the big marathons and are always there to give me a hug (even though I smelled disgusting). I know this day isn’t easy for a lot of people out there and I’ll never take for granted how blessed I am to not only have my mom in my life but to also consider her one of my best friends. Thank you, Mom, for all the support you continue to give even well into my adult years - I’m so lucky to have you ❤️

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