Your next 5km is just around the corner. Make a plan, pick a race, enter it, and get out there and start running! There is no time like the present. If you live where it’s cold, put on the warm clothes and get outside. The treadmill is not your friend. The trees, birds, wind, blue sky, these are your friends. Slugging out mile after mile on a treadmill makes me cringe. The only time I’ve ever spent on a treadmill was during pregnancy. As soon as I was released from the doctor, I was outside. Sometimes only 2 miles, but I always did something. The only way to get better at something is to practice, and ask lots of questions. Find the mentors to guide you from INSPIRATION TO THE FINISH LINE!
HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS YOU NEED ON RACE DAY:
*Cute Outfit: Moving Comfort -Lila Support Tank and Hopkinton Skort. This is a great race day outfit! Love the length of the Lila Support Tank as well as the fit of the bra and the style. The matching skort is perfect for race day. The material is light, offers a great shape to the body, and there is a boy cut short underneath. The waistband sits flat on your waist (no bunching- like in this picture) and there is an internal pocket.
*Sunscreen: My personal favorite is Arbonne’s Damage Control SPF 30.
*Recovery Drink: Something I always forget- but so important. Hammer Nutrition has a Recoverite Drink that you mix with water and drink immediately following a race or workout. The benefits of the post race drink is to rebuild muscle tissue, muscle gylcogen, and minimize post-exercise muscle soreness. They have done extensive research and offer free knowledge in the areas of hydration for exercise.
*Post-race Food- A healthy meal with a combination of proteins and carbohydrates must be eaten within 2 hours of your workout. Plan it out before you leave the house so you are not scrambling around looking for food!
*Stylish Warm-up Suit. Lucy Power Pant and Endurance Jacket offer stylish options to be worn over your top and skort (just tuck in the skirt material).
*Energy Drink. Hammer Nutrition Heed. Between Al Lyman and Hammer Nutrition, the general rule of thumb is no solid food before a race- unless you can eat it three hours prior. From my perspective, it’s best not to have any food in my stomach prior to racing, because I will either taste it during the workout (burping) or I will puke it up at the finish (some lucky volunteers). So, I don’t eat! I will drink Hammer Nutrition Heed just prior to the start and during the race (if possible).
My goal for all of you “wanting to workout, saying your going to workout, blah blah blah.” Get outside and go for a run! You will be amazed at what it can do for your mental health, outlook on life, and your fitness level!
5 responses so far ↓
1 Britni // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Hmm you’re really inspiring me to get out there and run. Maybe I’ll sign up for a 5k soon. Thanks!
2 workout mommy // Mar 11, 2008 at 5:34 pm
I just got the new Athleta catalog and I’m curious to try the running skirts. Are they comfy?
3 Britni // Mar 11, 2008 at 5:44 pm
That’s a pretty cute skirt but I’ve never run in a skirt before… maybe I’ll try it. I loved the Jodi Picoult books. Some of my favorites. Check out my reviews of My Sister’s Keeper and Nineteen Minutes.
4 Stephanie // Mar 12, 2008 at 4:08 am
I LOVE that Lucy warm-up suit – especially the pants – they look stylish, flattering, and stretchy/comfortable.
I’m signed up for a race at the end of March, but I won’t need a warm up suit. It’s already in the 70’s and 80’s around here. I’ll be running in my SkirtSports GymGirl and my Nike running shirt.
5 Cindy // Mar 12, 2008 at 4:25 am
I really like the Lila Outfit. The colors are great and the shirt looks really comfortable.
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