Last year I trained as hard as I could for the Bethlehem Running Festival. I went in feeling like I could do it and I did. This year I followed the same training plan and went in feeling like I could do it and I did.
This year though, I went in with goals. I picked a goal race. Mine was the 10K. I also planned to start the half with the 2;45 pacer and see what happened. As it was, I ended up running the half with my son. By about mile 9 we came across the 2;45 pacer and we went back and forth with who was in front.
The biggest difference this year though was being on Yorvipath. It allowed me to follow my training plan more closely. Although I will say towards the end, I was less perfect than I should have been. Last year, I was worried about adding calcium supplements and making sure not to crash and burn with calcium crash. On Yorvipath, those fears are less and less, but I do still keep calcium with me.
So how do things compare
While on face it doesn’t look like a huge on the smaller races, there is a huge improvement on the half.
Another big difference is the almost 25 pounds I have lost, but that is for another post.
I do know that I would not have had this improvement if not for the Yorvipath. No, it doesn’t make me run faster, but it does make my body work the way it is supposed to work. I have more energy. I don’t have the muscle cramping and I have not had a calcium crash or anything close to it since I started. Now, I am still figuring it out. I’ve recently upped my dosage and hope to go for blood work this week to see how levels are looking.
So now that this goal is done, it is time to look forward and figure out my next goal.
There will be a day I can not run…… Today is not that day!
The Accidentally Running Mama 