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I learned this year to just have fun at races. I don’t always have to worry about what my time is going to be. Getting into Ultra Marathons taught me to just have fun and enjoy the experience.

I learned the importance of a recovery run regimen.

Be consistent in my training, and have fun. I learned to find enjoyment in my workouts and to enjoy the scenery while out on a run or biking.

I learned about patience. I learned the value of putting in the time, work and consistency in order to meet your goals and advance to the next level. I trained for and ran my first ultra and placed first in my AG at a fairly competitive trail race this year. I couldn’t have done either of these with my old way of always going hard with little room for recovery. Learning to be patient with my training, my pace and my body was me key.

“Never let someone else’s limits become your own.” SR (After two IronMan races in 2011 and 2013, many people told me when I got my hip implant in 2015 I would be done with endurance sports forever. But my orthopedic surgeon told me I paid for it so go use it up. I did half IronMan races again in 2016 and 2017 and started ultra running in 2018. I did my first 50 miler a few days after my 68th birthday in October of 2019. I am going back to do my first 100 miler in October, 2020. Limits? What limits?

I learned to slow down. Running slower in training helped me run some of my best times ever as I approach 40. Also, I learned that nothing lasts forever so appreciate your loved ones every moment you can.

I learned how to be injured and have a good decent attitude. Also to use the injury to get stronger to run injury free in 2020 (hopefully)!

if I’m going to become a better runner, I need to switch things up sometimes and elevate my heart rate; instead of the normal jog through my neighborhood.

I continue to learn that I need to focus more on what I “Should Do” rather than what I “Could Do” so that I better use my time.

Take pleasure in how lucky you are to be running.

I learned the importance of and how to actually run easy/recover, which I think has been a key to staying completely healthy for the full calendar year.

I learned that focusing my run passion on others frees me up to really fly! Because I was focused on the athletes I coach, my workouts became less of something I had to do and much more laidback…this resulted in an unintentional near PR in the half after three years!

I learned how to let my heart rate dictate my non specific training runs and how heavily the weather and terrain will impact heart rate. It’s up to me to adjust accordingly and not force something that is largely out of my control.

Having separate base liners and shorts changes the chafing game 4ever!