Hey it’s Ruchel from Rocky again! Hope your training is going awesome!
Whether you are preparing to run the 5km or the 21Km race this month, a popular training and racing strategy is to use a “mantra” to help you get through you last hard training sessions and to help power though uncomfortable moments out on the race course. The word Mantra is Sanskrit in origin, and is a word or group of words, often repeated, that are believed to bring the practitioner strength, spiritual power and focus. “To achieve your running goals, powerful legs and big lungs aren't enough—you also need a strong head. Doubts and distractions can derail your attempts, but a well-chosen mantra can keep you calm and on target,” Per http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/the-magic-of-running-mantras. I asked my friends to share their favorite running mantras, feel free to borrow or create your own. “One breath at a time” “Breathe...In, out, strength, power, peace, light, triumph, grace” “Just keep swimming” “I think I can” “One foot in front of the other” “Far. Fast. Free” “Eyes up! Spirit Up!” “I feel good, I feel great, I can go all day!” “Discomfort and pain are two different things” “Your race, Your pace” “Today is my day” “I kill hills!” Happy Training! We can’t wait to see you in a few weeks at the Nordic center, give us high five after the race and let us know if you used a mantra! To follow Ruchel’s adventures you can finder her on Instagram @Ruchely and on her website http://baggingpeaks.com/
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Hi! My name is Ruchel Stevens and during the day I can be found working at Rocky Mountain Soap, as a Senior Accountant. In my free time I can be found running and exploring as many trails and mountains as possible. Last year I raced competitively in both Canada and the US at some of the Northwest’s most competitive and rugged ultra-marathons, summited 95 mountains, ran a double crossing of the Grand Canyon, and ran a 135KM grand traverse through the Rocky Mountains with my best mountain friend Emily Compton. The Rocky Mountain Soap Women’s run is my favorite road race. The course is beautiful and has some awesome hills (my two race prerequisites!). The awesome RMSC finish line swag is a great bonus too! Once a week I will incorporate a structured workout into my training plan, my favorite workouts are those involving hills. Here are some hill based workout ideas to inspire your training this week and help to prepare you for those rolling hills during the Rocky Mountain Soap Women’s Run. Ruchel’s Hill Climb Training Tips Long Hills: Find an area with a nice long hill. Warm up with at an easy pace for 10 -15 mins on a flat if possible, followed by running uphill for a 10 minute duration. Once the ten minutes of uphill running is done, jog back downhill to your starting point and go up the hill again. Try and get to the same point of the hill or further on the second round. Cool down by jogging lightly to where you started. For a great option local to the Canmore area, The Smith Dorian gravel road hill on your way to Ha Ling is a perfect choice. Short Hills: No long hills, no problem! Find a short steep hill and run up it 8 times, take a minute or two to recover at the top and run down. Always include a 10-15 minute warmup and cool down as part of your work out! Rolling Hills: All of the courses at the Rocky Mountain Soap Women’s Run have rolling hills, so needless to say, a great way to prepare would be to find an area near you with rolling hills. Warm up for 10 – 15 minutes, run harder for 10 minutes, recover for 5 minutes at an easy pace (try talking, if you can’t talk your pace isn’t easy enough) and then run harder for another 10 minutes, then cool down at an easy pace for 10 – 15 minutes. I’ll be volunteering at the Rocky aid station on the half marathon course right before you climb the hill up to the Nordic Center. Be sure to give one of us a high five before you kill that final climb! Happy Training! Ruchel Stevens x You can follow Ruchel’s running adventures on Instagram Hi! My name is Ruchel Stevens and during the day I can be found working at Rocky Mountain Soap, as a Senior Accountant. In my free time I can be found running and exploring as many trails and mountains as possible. Last year I raced competitively in both Canada and the US at some of the Northwest’s most competitive and rugged ultra-marathons, summited 95 mountains, ran a double crossing of the Grand Canyon, and ran a 135KM grand traverse through the Rocky Mountains with my best mountain friend Emily Compton. One of the most daunting things about training for a race or moving up in distance, is mastering the weekly long run. Here are some of my top tips that will help you go from being nervous and possibly dreading that day a little, to the long run becoming your favorite training session of the week. Ruchel’s Top Long Run Training Tips Friends Finding a training buddy will help the kilometers fly by! If you don’t know any running friends, local running groups are a great way to get in a weekly training run as well as meet running friends at your level. Check out http://baggingpeaks.com/come-run/ for details on Calgary and Canmore group runs. New Trails Checking out a new trail or a new neighborhood is a great way to add variety and keep your long runs interesting. When you’re stoked on a new trail, running is a great way to explore! Check out https://www.alltrails.com/canada/alberta for some local inspiration. Treats A treat at the end of your run is a great incentive, but most new runners don’t realise that eating during a run is the perfect way to combat the lack of energy you may feel at the end. I always pack something delicious to eat part way through my run, this prevents energy crashes as well as a motivation tool to get through the training session. Try dried fruit, candy, or a fun flavored gel. Recovery The best way to want to run again is to recover fast! I love Rocky Mountains Soap Company’s Sport Epsom Salts to soak away the tension of the previous training session and their Sport Massage Butter to hasten recovery with Arnica and a healing blend of essential oils. Check them out here. https://www.rockymountainsoap.com/collections/collections/sport Happy Training! You can follow Ruchel’s running adventures on Instagram as well as her website http://baggingpeaks.com/. |
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