Post-Marathon Reflection: Dealing with Fatigue, a Sub 3 Goal, and an Undulating Course

Alex and Meredith are back from their third big city marathon run. Clocking in at 3:07:05, Alex placed 3rd in Females 30-34, 7th for Female runners, and 206th overall in the race. Going in with a goal of finishing below the 3 hour mark — unaware of the extreme hills and true difficulty of the course — Alex dealt with a lot of negative self-talk and utter exhaustion by the end. Even though she achieved a personal best, when she passed that finish line, she was hit with a wave of emotion. From the disorganization of the LA marathon, to the absolute fatigue Alex was fighting in the last 6 miles, to realizing before she even finished that she was not going to maintain a sub 3 pace, Alex shares all about her 2023 LA Marathon experience and her major takeaways.— AirTags— Alex's 2023 LA Marathon Experience— How the Major Cities Compare: LA vs. Boston vs. Chicago— Sub 3 Goal Reflection— How Hills Affect a Run — Dealing with an Undulating Course— Exhaustion + Powering Through The Finish— Negative and Positive Self-Talk — The Internal Battle to Not Walk — How to Handle Not Meeting Our Goals— Post-Marathon Emotions Resources Mentioned in This Episode:* 2023 LA Marathon Results (https://www.lamarathon.com/pages/la-marathon-results-and-photos)* LA Times Article by Jeong Park, Andrew J. Campa, and Andrew Khouri "L.A. Marathon 2023: Thousands hit the streets for the 38th annual trek from downtown to Century City" (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-19/thousands-take-to-the-streets-for-2023-l-a-marathon)* See Alex cross the finish line (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_ILKwAhi6/)* Listen to Alex's Pre-Marathon Mindset (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre-marathon-mindset-goal-setting-and-traveling-to/id1511052873?i=1000604290143)* "How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle" by Matt Fitzgerald (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-bad-do-you-want-it-matt-fitzgerald/1121116551)────────────────────────────Want to work with Tactic Functional Nutrition? Check Out Our Services (https://tacticmethod.com/en-us/pages/services/#what-we-offer) Learn More About Us Here (https://linktr.ee/tacticnutrition) and be sure to follow Tactic Nutrition on IG (https://www.instagram.com/tacticnutrition/)!Stay in the loop with us by signing up for our email list! (https://omniform1.com/signup/v1/625dd0132ab6d4bab47b7394_6284204858d81ef6acc1bedd.html)