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WORLD OF RUNNING
Michigan Pro Half Marathon:
- Major congrats to Keira D’Amato for clocking a huge personal best of 1:08:57 for the winning time.
- In second place was Emma Bates in a personal best time of 69:44.
- Joanna Stephens announced that she is officially joining Atlanta Track Club.
- The men’s race was a very close one. 4 contenders for the win in the end.
- Triathlete Morgan Pearson won in his debut in the half marathon distance in a speedy time of 62:15.
- 2nd: Tyler Day (62:16),
- 3rd: Frank Lara (62:17) and
- 4th: Scott Fauble (62:18)
- Jake Riley ran a personal best time of 62:29 for 6th
Eugene Half Marathon (USATF article; Athletics Illustrated):
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- Galen Rupp clocked 60:22 for the half!
- Suguru Osako came through in 61:15
- 10mi record will be official if/when ratified
- Galen Rupp clocked 60:22 for the half!
MAIN TOPIC: WHAT IS RECOVERY & WHY DOES IT MATTER?
What is recovery and why does it matter? Too often, recovery is defined in vague relative terms. In this episode we discuss what is really happening during “recovery.” We put stress on our aerobic and anaerobic systems which results in different needs for recovery. We also face general tissue damage which need regrowth and reinforcement.
What does ort body need then during recovery? We need more oxygen and blood flow and proper nutrients. In addition, we need to align our training to aid in our recovery through easy running.
With A to Z Running to talk about the topic is Olympic Trials Marathoner, AnnMarie Kirkpatrick.
About our guest: AnnMarie Kirkpatrick
Elite Distance Runner, 2020 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier
Team: Front Range Elite
Current training location: Fort Collins
AnnMarie Kirkpatrick is a 2:37:49 marathoner who passionately pursues elite marathon running while being a mom and an Outdoor Adventure Guide for the non-profit Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning.
AnnMarie properly uses recovery as part of her training. Her perspective from the top level of distance running will help us see our temporary blind spots and give us ideas of how to exchange them for a greater vision.
We also forgot to mention in this episode that AnnMarie has been on the podcast before. When Things Don’t Go Your Way. Hang in There! Lessons from Olympic Trials Marathoners.
In addition, she gave us great virtual racing tips for a blog post HERE.
Follow AnnMarie
Instagram: @annmariekirkpatty
Team Instagram: @front.range.elite
Twitter: @onamountaintop
Website:https://runningonamountaintop.wordpress.com/
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Ok 1 more thing! (If you can’t tell, I LOVED this episode and was thinking about this on my entire run this morning!) AnnMarie talked about lungs always being the weakest link for her. I have always felt the same thing about myself, and chalked it up to just not having a big enough aerobic base of mileage. But hearing *AnnMarie* say that (which, she obviously has a huge aerobic base!) makes me question that theory. (Or, maybe the theory still holds, but it’s just that her lungs limit her at HER level, whereas my lungs limit me at my much slower/lower-mileage level(?). Any thoughts on this? And is just raising that aerobic capacity (more long, slow base mileage) the best way to work on the lungs, or any other thoughts on how to specifically improve lungs when they are your limiting factor?
Thank you for this comment, Laura! We are addressing your question on our episode tomorrow (so episode 58). We appreciate the conversation! Looking forward to diving into it more!
You guys. Literally I saw “recovery” in the title and almost SKIPPED this episode just like I always SKIP any type of effort-requiring recovery stuff. But before I could scroll on to the next new episode in my podcast feed, I (thankfully) read the subtitle, which said, “Recovery is when you gain fitness.”BOOM. Wow! Wait, what? Yes, that makes sense. The workouts are when everything screams and dies, and yes, of course, the recovery would be when your body actually, literally, physically, does the work that results in better fitness! Wow, I loved this episode, and again had to repeat certain sections that are informationally-dense. But I am loving the scientific explanations that you guys provide on these physiological topics, because it really really helps me understand what is actually happening when I run, and afterward, and how to maximize the impact of my hard work! You guys are awesome. Keep it up!
YES! This is exactly what we like to hear! Thanks for coming back to the episode and even more… letting us know that it was so helpful to you! We love the science too (as you can tell) so we are glad you like learning about it as well.