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Marion Runs The Frank Lloyd Wright 10K October 24, 2005

We live in the beautiful Chicago suburb of Oak Park, IL. One of the reasons that we like it is because of the beautiful old architecture, interesting homes, and the beautiful 4 seasons throughout the year. Today the 8AM temperature was 40 degrees, a mixture of sun and clouds and the leaves on the trees were shining gold, orange, and burgundy. For some, this setting was not ideal, but being the alkaline blood type that I am, I was ecstatic at the conditions. As those around me at the start appeared in long pants, hats, gloves, and jackets – I felt a little self conscious in my shorts and tank top (okay, I did wear gloves). I was a little cold at the start, but as soon as I started the race, I was sweating. This was the first time I listened to my inner self and did not get swayed by others around me. My husband Ross was also dressed like he was in the frozen tundra, but I did not let that sway me. I had been working throughout the last few weeks to get my blood pH into the neutral range. Three weeks ago the weather in Chicago was still very warm. Over the last few weeks, as the temperatures went down, so did my blood pH. I usually eat like a Hauser Diet Monkey – especially during the warmer weather because of my alkaline blood pH. Lately I have been able to eat more like a Hauser Diet Bear.

But I also have been making sure that I eat enough acidifying foods, as well as take some Betaine HCl and Vitamin C a couple days prior to the race, just to be sure! My blood pH levels over the last three weeks were 7.56, 7.52, 7.51 (two days before the race). Remember our neutral pH range at Caring Medical is 7.50 to 7.52. I think getting my pH into the neutral ranges helped me do better and feel good during the race today.

Today, a lot of things went right for me – here’s what I did to prepare:

1.  I ate Performance cereal with soy milk and a small glass of juice for breakfast two hours ahead of the race, but did not drink coffee.
 
2.  I did not let a 20 mile bike ride the day prior to the race, as well as the fact that we danced for 5 hours at our best friend’s wedding on Friday night – sore feet, sore shins, sore back, (but it was worth it!) – hamper my race.
 
3.  We walked a mile over to the race start as a warm up. (We also walked home as a cool down). So far the legs feel good!
 
4.  I listened to my coach (Pete Alfino at www.milehighmultisport.com) over the last few months – I have been working hard on CORE strength training and weight lifting, along with my running.
 
5.  I worked on form during the run – I wanted to keep my foot cadence up to 90 foot strikes per minute which is pretty hard for me to do consistently, but my coach keeps me practicing it! I also worked on good posture throughout the race – keeping my lungs fully able to expand.
 
6.  Whenever I ran by people who were talking negatively, I tried to focus and not think about what part of my body was hurting or if the breathing was getting harder. I realize that the mind plays a strong role in how well you do.
 
7.  Stay positive – look at the beautiful scenery, focus on form, know that my coach wanted me to finish in 1:05 or under. I know that that time does not seem like anything great to some of you – but it just goes to show that you have to start somewhere. I felt good during the race, I paced it well, the temperature was awesome and I dressed well for it, my time was 2 minutes under my goal at 1:03! So the moral to the story is – put in your time with the training, you can do it if you set your mind to it, and do everything you can to prepare. Until the next one!


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