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New Balance Falmouth Road Race 2016 Recap and Tips

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New Balance Falmouth Road Race 2016

I have been running in the New Balance Minimus Zero shoes ever since I transitioned to minimalist running.  I also have been lucky enough to run Ragnar Relay with New Balance last year as well as get some cool gear through Eliza (from Kick It By Eliza) since she is an official New Balance Ambassador.

When I saw that Falmouth Road Race was opening up for registration soon and was sponsored by New Balance, I thought it only made sense to see if I could run for them!  I was able to secure a free bib (thanks New Balance!).  I also thought it would be fun for Dave to run so I entered Dave into the lottery and he got in!  #ClassPassChallenge Day 21 – Run New Balance Falmouth Road Race for the first time!

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A Few of My Favorite Things from New Balance Reach The Beach Ragnar Relay

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This is a sponsored post.

I was asked to be a member of the New Balance Reach the Beach (RTB) Ragnar Relay team last year.  Unfortunately, I had to pass on the opportunity because my hips and legs were not ready for the miles.

I was excited that I was asked again this year and here are the 3 reasons why:

  1. I still have a daily hip soreness, but my hips have not been getting worse or hurting more when running/working out.
  2. I have been good about running consistently.
  3. After my gait analysis and running form revamped, I am currently running in the New Balance Minimus Zero v2 and love them!

For those reasons, I said “yes” to joining the team!  Our team finished in 32:33:42 with a 9:42 overall pace!

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Although there are so many great moments to highlight, I wanted to talk about my three favorite experiences during RTB……

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Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the Fifty 5k 2015

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This past Friday I ran the Finish at the Fifty.  This is always a special race for me because I remember how I felt really sick for 4 days after running it 2 years ago (read more on why here).  Every year I go back I feel like it is an accomplishment!

This year was particularly special since it was my first race with my new minimalist running form I was getting trained in at the Spaulding National Running Center.  I was pumped to see how I felt after so I could also give my PT some feedback when I went back for a check-in….

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Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the Fifty 5k 2014

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At first I was a little doubtful that this race would go as planned since we hit some bad traffic.  Despite the fact that Dave and I don’t like the HOV lane because a break down or any small holdup means you are in trouble, we still took it.  And not even a minute after entering the HOV lane, we were at a complete stop for 10 or so minutes.

It was killing me because the regular lanes were moving pretty good compared to us.  But we eventually creeped our way into the regular lanes and got moving pretty good.  Kristina and Ethan picked up Dave and my numbers just in case we had to run to the start.  Then we met up with some friends-some of which who were running their first 5k!…

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