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Running | Speaking | Events | Small Business | Etc. ❤️‍🩹 Attack Survivor x2 👉🏻 Marathoner x9 👩🏻‍💻 @dcmcommunications 🏃🏻‍♀️ RRCA Run Coach | 📍Chicago

While having a fire drill start to the day, my peo

While having a fire drill start to the day, my people showed up in droves 🫶🏻

It’s because of this realization that the tears (a common response to extreme frustration & overwhelmed for me) stayed at bay and I was able to focus and solve the problem efficiently.

All is well to end the day 🧘🏻‍♀️

I hope YOUR days started off a little less frantic and you can find at least one good thing that happened too.

#onegoodthing2025 #reframeyourthoughts #founderlife #crisismanagement

Introducing: One Good Thing… #positivemindsetda

Introducing: One Good Thing…

#positivemindsetdaily #mentalshift #wickedmovie #focusingonthepositive

It really is as simple as that. Where will YOU inv

It really is as simple as that. Where will YOU invest your time & energy this year?

#saturaylongruns #runningforhealth #choosingjoy #runningforfun #runforlife #mindsetreset #chicagorunning #winterrunning

Friendly reminder: if you want to go out, you *can

Friendly reminder: if you want to go out, you *can* go out just you. Seriously, NO ONE cares that you’re not in a group.

Just go and have fun. Your life is waiting.

Cheers 🥃

#2025vibes #confidentwomen #strongwoman #chicagoliving #makingmoves

From training to racing to business, I made it a p

From training to racing to business, I made it a point to challenge myself throughout 2024 and guess what?

It paid off 🙌🏻

#keepshowingup #yearinreview #dothework #2024recap

Merry Christmas from this DC krewe🎄🎅🏻👑

Merry Christmas from this DC krewe🎄🎅🏻👑

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This family loves a themed activity 🎄 Influenc

This family loves a themed activity 🎄

Influenced by @skylermmann, with a Muller twist

In 2024 I got a new PR my marathon and 10k. Here’s how I did it:

1. Big swings between “fast” and “easy” paces.
A lot of people say “make your hard days HARD and easy days EZ,” but when I heard this as someone new to endurance running, all I could think was:

“Ok, but what does that actually meeaaannn???”

My answer as a now 11x marathoner and running coach:

👉🏻 “Fast” days are 2-3 minutes per mile faster than “easy” days.

👉🏻 Long run pace is another 15-30 seconds slower than “easy.”

(Note: I’m using quotes because fast & easy are 💯 relative to your genetics and current fitness. What is easy to me will be Lightning McQueen to someone else and a teetering turtle to yet another runner.)

2. One-legged bodyweight exercises + core work
If you’ve been here a minute you know I LOVE me some OTF (aka Orangetheory Fitness.)

I lifted heavy and the guns (and back & shoulders) became a reality 💪🏻

But in April of this year I had an aggravated SI joint and all lifting for lower body stopped.

Instead, I focused on one-legged bodyweight exercises to both increase strength AND stability, both of which would make my joint support stronger and build muscle fibers differently.

Someone told me “Running is a one-legged sport” and that legit blew my mind 🤯 Of COURSE it is! Why hadn’t I realized this?!?

As I focused on the increase of strength and stability on one leg at a time, I got stronger, my muscles shaped up differently and my stability went through the roof!

All of that compounded to the marathon PR (on hills!) in October.

3. Rest
Yes, 2 days a week of NO running. I get my steps in through dog walks 🐕🐕

Run streaks are BS. The *science* shows that in order to get stronger, you must give your muscles a chance to repair themselves.

That happens on rest days!

Take full advantage of them so you can truly HARD on those hard days and then reap the benefits from busting your 🍑 on those workouts.

Next PR attempt: 13.1 in January 2025… LFG🏃🏻‍♀️

#runningtips #fastrunning #gettingfaster #runningcoaching #marathoncoach

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