Stay Hydrated with Nuun
The Boise Betties are pretty thrilled to announce that Nuun Hydration sees our potential, and understands our high desert training hydration needs. We love them because the dissolvable tabs help us replenish the electrolytes without the sugar, they are easy to pack for races and travel, and they taste great! Check them out at nuun.com.
Read MoreDR. BETTIE: Resuming Training After an Illness
Welcome to Dr. Bettie’s Corner, your local expert in nutrition, fitness, and health! This is a bimonthly forum where we attempt to address Woman-focused topics of interest. We welcome your suggestions & questions! Please contact us with yours. Resuming Training After an Illness We are right in the middle of cold and flu season, which means you are bound to find yourself sidelined at some point due to illness. How do you best take care of yourself when illness strikes and safely resume your training once you start to feel like yourself again? Dr. Bettie is here to help! I recently found myself taken down by the flu. What I thought was just a little sniffle turned into a high fever and body aches and I found myself down for the count. Do not try to run with a high fever. Recovering from illness in and of itself places a lot of demands on your body. Your body and immune system is working overtime to fight the virus. Work on resting and staying hydrated. By resting now, you will allow your body the time it needs to heal and you will be able to get back to your training sooner. Your body heals more quickly with less stress. Also focus on eating high quality foods and getting plenty of sleep. Once your fever breaks, that means your body is on the mend, but it does not mean you should jump right back into your training plan, After your temperature and eating has returned to normal, give your body at least one or two additional days of rest before resuming training. And when you do run again start with easy effort runs. As a rule of thumb, do one easy effort run for each day that you were sick before resuming high intensity workouts. Listen to your body, Even though you may feel better, your immune system is still working on rebuilding itself. If you find yourself struggling with a minor cold, which includes only light sniffles and no fever, it is still okay to run. In fact, some studies have found that people with minor colds have actually felt better after exercising. So there’s no need to derail your training for a runny nose, but listen to your body and stop if you develop a fever or chest congestion. Finally, do not despair if you do find yourself having to take a few days off for an illness. You will not lose a lot of fitness by resting for a few days and your body needs the rest more than it needs the running when you are sick and fighting an illness. Take it easy and resume running gently so as not to overstress your body and risk the return of illness. The investment you make in resting your body will be worth it, as you will find yourself back on the roads and trails in less time. Here’s to good health and happy running!...
Read MoreUSATF XC Championships 2015
The weekend proved successful for the Boise Betties in their national debut. Erica Richardson, Jordan Rehfeld, Gabby Reeves, and Gretchen Hurlbutt represented Boise’s newest team with strong pack running in spite of the heat and altitude. The women finished the race to finish 3rd in the team division! The unseasonably 72* warm weather came on after nearly 2 feet of snow fell in the week leading up to the race. The course had puddles of standing water and a few muddy spots, but nothing too sloppy. True to cross country, the 2 kilometer course hosted a few rolling hills, sharp turns and soft grass. The most challenging part was the dry creek bed- a dip in the course where a slight mis-judgement of ideal foot placement could send a jarring halt of momentum to your body. With 4 laps in the Women’s Open race, the dry creek bed became mentally tiring as well as physically challenging. Of course altitude was the greatest, though predictable, challenge of the day. When the Boise Betties were announced as placing 3rd in the team division, the name turned heads. In talking with others after the race, many admitted to turning to see who the women were representing such a non-traditionally named team. Even Alan Culpepper, in giving out the awards, seemed amused by the Betties. Silly names are not the norm, but then most teams probably didn’t have as much fun as we did either! Off the course, the gals had fun in Boulder. Great food, a sneak preview of McFarland USA (opening nationwide on Feb 20), and an after party hosted by Sara & Steve Slattery, Brooks Running and Elliptigo all rounded out a gorgeous weekend in the Colorado mountains. Erica Richardson Jordan Rehfeld Gabby Reeves Jordan & Erica Gretchen...
Read MoreNew Years Run- Race Report
Incredible performances today, in the first run of the year. Would you believe that we had at least one PR, in spite of the icy roads and frigid temps? Pictures here are Candace and Samantha. I missed Shalini when my hands froze solid and the camera no longer worked. Brrrrr! Nice job to all three...
Read MoreYMCA Christmas Run
Candace rocking the Run Happy ugly seater shirt- love it! Shalini Ramachandran Gretchen drives her arms to finish fast Team smiles at the finish line 6 miles with 2 uphill. This race is kind of a doozie, but it is fu not be out among the festivities! Great job to Candace, Emily, Claire, Shalini & Gretchen for their awesome races! We had a lot of fun chatting after the race and comparing notes on The Hill. Thursdays are our hill work days and have served us well. Cheers ladies! Enjoy your holidays and we’ll see you on Jan 3 for our resolution...
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