The coveted euphoria that stems from a particularly good, or even sometimes bad, run. Regardless, go to any race and you will see that the foot strike of runners, even the elites, varies greatly. Now, research is showing that a midfoot strike (hitting the ground with the center to ball of your foot) is more natural and less stressful to the body. In the past, many people were instructed to run with a heel strike (heel hitting the ground first) and then rolling forward and pushing off of your toes. The EXHAUSTED faces of two first time 100 mile finishers! Foot StrikeĮssentially, which part of your foot hits the ground first during while running. Medals can vary from standard medallion size, to large and intricately shaped. Those finishers medals are often referred to as “hardware” or “bling”. Most large races give out finishers medals to all participants who finish the course in the designated time.
Though technically carb loading is an intricate process that involves carb depletion then a few days of loading, most runners simply use the excuse of “carb loading” to eat massive quantities of pasta the night before a race. The act of building up glycogen stores in muscle prior to a big race. Note: FOMO can leave you bitter at times. Kind of like when you were 8 years old and EVERYONE in school had a Trapper Keeper, so you just HAD to have one too? That’s FOMO. In reality, not EVERYONE you know is running said race, but FOMO sure makes it feel that way. For example: If seemingly everyone you know is running a local race next weekend, but you can’t because your sister is getting married and your family would disown you if you missed the wedding, you are likely suffering from a case of FOMO. This typically happens when all of your friends have signed up for a kickass race, and you simply can’t stand the thought of missing out on the fun, even though you know you probably shouldn’t sign up due to training/financial/personal reasons.
(And a huge thank you to all of my friends and readers who helped provide pictures for this post!) FOMOĪn acronym for the Fear of Missing Out.
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