EP. 109 - What’s Normal, What’s Not Normal After Running Your Goal Race

It’s another “What’s Normal, What’s Not Normal” edition.  Do you have the Marathon Blues after a big training cycle? Or, do you find it tough to sleep the week following your race? Coach Sara shares advice on what’s considered normal and what’s not normal after running your Goal Race for the season. She covers topics related to the  Body Mind Nutrition Sleep Training for your NEXT RACE  Mindset On Sunday afternoon, Feburary 11th, we learned Kevlin Keptum, world marathon record holder and a rising star, along with his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, were killed in a car crash in Kenya. The Elevate Community extends our deepest sympathy their families. Kelvin is survived by his wife and two small children.  DOWNLOAD A CUSTOM TRAINING PLAN: Are you interested in leveling-up your running this year? You don’t need to work with a coach to show up to the start line prepared and confident!  Looking to up-level your training without a coach?! The Elevate Your Running Training Plans and Custom ⁠Plans⁠ - for beginner and intermediate runners are NOW available from base, 5K,10K, Half, and Marathon distances. DONATE TO THE PODCAST: If you gain value from our podcast each week, I invite you to consider donating to the work and production of the show through Spotify! I greatly appreciate your support and listenership of the show, and look forward to providing more content, moving forward.  LINKS: Elevate Your Running - ⁠https://elevateyourrunning.com/⁠  Connect w/ Sara - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sayrahrunshappy/⁠  The Feed (Sponsorship) - ⁠https://thefeed.com/teams/elevate-your-running⁠  Inside Tracker - insidetracker.com  PROMOCODE: SARAMPRO25 for 25% off your entire purchase WHAT’s NORMAL, WHAT’s NOT after running A MARATHON!  Kelvin Kiptum + his coach, Garvis Hakizimana - condolenses to their families right now. Kelvin ran a 2 hour and 35 second marathon at Chicago last fall. Only 24 years old, he was set to have a strong career, already holding the world record in the marathon + set to race in the Rotterdam Marathon on April 14th. He was also running for his country, Kenya, in the Paris Olympics. Rising star POTENTIAL LIFE is NOW!! And not guaranteed  Molly - hour conversation about her running, questions with training, how to fuel, easy pacing, etc. You can book your hour conversation on calendly.com/elevateyourrunning and choose between a 30 or 60 minute consult. Inside Tracker is here for you!  Have you shown up to training and life feeling drained? More tired than usual? Are you curious to know what nutrients and vitamins you're lacking and how the right combinations can set you up for success in training?  Data helps us objectively measure progress, and constantly refine and optimize ourselves. Inside Tracker has 30% off their Bundle Packages through February 16th! Use Code SARAMPROSPECIAL for your discount.  If bundles aren’t right for you, my standard code SARAMPRO25 is always valid for 25% off. insidetracker.com Happy (and Strong) Running!!  ELEVATED MOMENT - ask to send there’s and it will be a sharing moment JUDY - making it happen in Boston training. Running inclines, getting back to feeling 100%. OVER RUNNING / OVER STRESSING her body … learning how you can run strong and powerful by slowing down, doing less, and allowing the body to rest. IG: Jesus: I finally got back to running and making progress - running almost 8 miles. I know it’s not a lot but it’s better than nothing. YAY! You did it, the celebration of all your hard work is complete. With CIM, Houston, Mesa …. Your upcoming spring race.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1210115349/support