Runner Profile #5 – Whitney T

1) What should your BRR Team 4tunate running nickname be (note: this will be assigned if you don’t submit)? Whitruns – but if you see me coming, “punch it” will make me run faster than a nick name
2) How long have you been a runner? Since high school. I took a short break during college [...]

Winding Down and Remembering Goals

I enjoyed Jason S.’s earlier post today and thought to write my own.  I am winding down as well – 2 runs this weekend and I am probably done until leg 4 on Friday morning.  Between now and then, I will get some yoga and stretching sessions.  I am also eating multiple bananas a day [...]

Multidays Take 3!

Left, right, left, right, left, right…  One foot in front of the other.  37 miles for me in 6 runs over 48 hours but more importantly, a strong reminder on calorie intake.  During the 2nd leg of our Saturday morning run I was hurting for energy.  Stopped in to the Harris Teeter grocery and purchased some [...]

Multi-days Take 1!

Not speaking for the rest of the team but I kicked off my first weekend of multi-day training last weekend and I am glad it is done!  If I am honest, I admit that I pushed it out on the first weekend I was planning to do this as fatigue from Grandfather was still quite apparent.  [...]

Lessons Learned and Best Practices

Team 4tunate has received a number of queries recently about our best practices from previous Blue Ridge Relay efforts.  That is not to say we are the experts….in fact, I would suggest following these items only if you are not expecting to win.  We enter this race for a variety of reasons:  fun, challenge, story-telling, [...]