Jim at KSMilesplit has been telling me that some people had
mentioned the addition of video to my updates, so I decided to try my hand at
it. Thankfully I was provided with a good bit of help from my friend Addie
Bracy (@addiebracy), who put together all of the video I managed to get- I am
not the most tech-savvy person there ever was!
I tried to capture a little bit of what makes up a week for
me. Actual scheduling varies, especially since this video was all taken when I
was home for Christmas vacation but hopefully it will give a sense of what goes
into my training. I have been blessed with a great support system at home, for
my mind, body and spirit. I get treatment from Dr. Jabon Moore of the
Chiropractic Kinesiology Clinic in North Kansas City. Pick up coffees from various
places, my newest favorite being Black Dog Coffee. I manage to make it to Lawrence, KS a good
bit to get runs in on the dirt roads and indoor track when it gets colder and
then have been able to meet up with a few Kansas Teammates (Amanda Besler, Allie
Marquis, & Zach Zarda) to get some recovery miles and workouts in. This
week I had the chance to spend more time with family given our Christmas
celebration. My mom and I got lots of quality time traveling to see my grandmother
who has been in the hospital recovering from a broken hip. Although this has
been a tough thing for all of us, it has been great to see her more often and
be able to go out to western KS to visit her and slow down with puzzles and
word searches. She had been non-weight bearing for 6 weeks and timing had it
that my mom and I were able to be there for some of her first days walking- she
has always been an inspiration to me and will continue to demonstrate character
traits I yearn to possess. Training at
home alone is much much different than meeting the 25+ teammates to train back
in NJ, but it has been refreshing to be home and knowing I had this video to
accumulate helped keep me accountable to doing all of the little things. The
only portion of training not captured was from the weight room, which is
something I slacked on during part of my time at home but is typically a
bi-weekly portion of my training.
Enjoy and if you have any more requests or questions feel
free to post comments, tweet at me or shoot Jim an email!