Marathon Tips From My Trainer – Nancy Dickinson

November 1, 2011 by
Filed under: Las Vegas Marathon 

Nancy Dickinson has been my trainer for the past 5 months and she is AWESOME! She’s the real deal. She’s not only a great Coach and Trainer, She’s also a competetive athlete herself. As a matter of fact she’s competing in the World Championship Triathalon this Saturday, Novemebr 5, 2011 in Las Vegas! So a group of her clients will be cheering her on! (And I hope you do too!)

I just wanted to share something that Nancy shared with her Beginner and Veteran Marathoners. She is training a group of us to compete in the the upcoming Las Vegas Marathon December 4, 20-11. I did my first half marathon (13 miles) last December. It was such a thrill to just finish last year! Now, i’m really looking forward to doing it again!

In any case, below is an email Nancy sent to her group…
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Hey Dearest Flying Feet!

You guys are officially runners!  Numerous times you’ve put away MANY miles!  Tis the time in the season in which we start to ask ourselves a few questions:

-Can I make that whole distance?

-Is this knee pain serious?

-What do I eat and how do I schedule my day for a night run?

-I’m having a tough time getting in all my weekly runs….am I going to make it through the race?

Here’s the anwers (yes I’m 100% sure on these and don’t even think about doubting my expertise)

-Yes

-Talk to your coaches about any nagging, chronic ailments.  May be nothing at all, but let’s not risk it!  We have the resources to get it fixed!  And we are ALWAYS here to help!

-Start experimentin YESTERDAY.  Last thing you want is to go into race not knowing how your body’s going to react to your fuel and rest decisions!

-Remember you can break up your weekly runs into manageable chunks to work with your schedule.  Also, if you’re not feeling so hot to run, I can ALWAYS give you a great run specific strength/cardio routine that will work the same muscle groups you do while running plus give you a break from the pounding punishment of running.

I promise it will be short, to the point, and be a nice break from your asphault marriage.  Still, please don’t sacrifice your long runs for an alternative just yet.  They are hugely important especially for the beginner and you guys are doing an incredible job of getting them all in!

I know at times it’s tough to visualize yourself completing this race.  It’s almost as though you’ve dabbled in chunks of the distance, but don’t feel ready for the whole thing, right?  WRONG!  YOU WILL BE READY!  Do NOT forget all the long runs and hard work you’ve put away.  Like I’ve mentioned before it’s almost as though nature makes us ‘forget’ about the training once it’s over perhaps to ensure that we go out and do it again.  My silly theory, yes, but I’m sticking with it.  So don’t go out and try to cram in miles….you’ve been doing them!

Sigh…our race is at night!  I still don’t know myself how I’m going to deal with that for this race, but I know one thing….I’m going to figure my nutrition and rest for that day and days before NOW!  This race starts nearly in the middle of the night for me so I will obviously need to make some adjustments.  You may start thinking of your own adjustments if you’re an early person like myself.

Fortunately for us, we have an early bird special run group within our run group!  Margaret has been kind enough to lead a group in the evening each week!  TUESDAY EVENINGS AT 530 FROM OUR OFFICE LOCATION will be the way that everyone can get in on a little late day exercising to prep ourselves for D Day.  I’m going to do my best to make it and I suggest you all try as well!  I will be giving different course suggestions each time.
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Well that’s my coach! Everybody needs a coach! She’s an Expert at what she does. She CARES about he peeps! Sh’e inspiring and motivational!

Here are Nancy Dickinson’s  websites.
http://corehore.com/
http://www.corehore.blogspot.com/

Until next time…

No Chips -No Dip – No Candy – No Soda,
Robby

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