Carrie Chavez- Bah Humbug 5K
YIPEE!!! Bah Humbug 5K today in 19:04!!!!!! ( 6:07 avg) GET OUT!!!! 3rd OA and 1st in AG 40-44.
Had a perfect race! My goal was to run low 19's which I have not done in years. HOLY CRAP....I DID IT!!! 2 Years ago 20:08 on this course.
A huge turn out for my team. A friend and teammate named Michael said we would run together. I said don't wait for me but if it works out to stay together...COOL! He was right with me almost the whole way.
I never looked at my garmin the whole way and just ran on feel.
Mile 1-:6:06 Mile 2- 6:04, Mile 3- 6:12, 0.13- 0:41high ( Garmin has it at 6:05 AVG)
Just after mile 2, Michael thought we turned right but it was not for another 20 feet and he turned into me and sent me flying!!! We both went from a dead stop to running again. I was so thrilled to be able to rally and get my pace going again. We continued to pass folks the whole way. The slow down in mile 3 is partially the hip check I guess because no part of me felt like I was slowing. All pistons were firing the whole time!! The training is really paying off. When we approached the line Michael was ahead and ended up breaking 19!! with 18:58. His first ever. We were so excited! I think he apologized 50 times for sending me flying. No worries. I did what I wanted to!!
I also lost some weight recently doing a cleanse and changing my eating habits. All of this was evident today as I felt really light!
WOO HOO!!! not sure what my Vdot is and don't really care. I am on such a high!!
Carrie
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How exciting Carrie! You have been working hard! What changes did you do with your diet?
28 days to health weight loss and performance cleanse!!
For 28 days you eliminate caffeine, alcohol, gluten, soy, sugar, dairy and over the counter meds.( no ibuprofen, Tylenol... Nothing). You eliminate snacking. Focus on hydrating and getting lots of sleep. You clean out your colon and work to cleanse your liver so it works properly.
The first week is brutal: coming off coffee is the worst part. No decaf allowed eaither.
I drank protein shakes( Arbonne) mixed with flax meal as my fat, fiber, strawberries for breakfast and lunch and then a big dinner with either Fish or chicken, veggies with olive oil/ avacodo and nuts as the fat and either brown rice or quinoa or sweet potato. That was the basic meals for me. Then during workouts we were given more flexibility than others. You got an extra shake with workouts over 1 hour and during long stuff I drink cyto and eat gels. I never had bars.
The after plan is basically the Paleo diet for athletes.
That is a wicked fast time! You Rock!
Impressive and inspirational!
Carrie rocking a run. So what's new?
Well done and a nice NorCal morning to boot.
Outstanding! So great to read that!