Introducing Laura! Laura is one fantastic person.
I may have finally convinced her to try some of these 50k trail races with us in 2011.
Enjoy reading a bit about her. I love working with such an incredible person.
Below are a couple of pictures. A good luck note from her daughter Emily before toeing the line at the Goofy Challenge in Florida, earlier this month. I also added an action shot on race day at the Goofy Challenge.
Mccue, you rock sista! Keep doing your thang!
Hi Laura, Tell me about your sporting background?
I was a junior road and track cyclist and also a collegiate road and track cyclist at Penn State. After college i continued to stay active but took an exercise break when my 2 girls were babies. My sister got me back into exercise about 2 and a half years ago with running- she actually made me run Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving day in 2008. I also play tennis once or twice a week.
So then in 2009 I did a few half marathons and trail running races (the trails are pure torture!!!) and I ran the 2010 Disney marathon for fun because it was on my birthday.
In 2010 I ran a few more halfs and trail races (still pure torture!) and got Lyme disease which was bad but I was able to recover with Bianca’s help and I just ran the Disney Marathon Goofy Challenge where you run the half marathon on Saturday then the full marathon on Sunday.
How long have you been training with PF4YOU?
Well, I started with Chuck almost a year ago after I ran into him at Starbucks (after 9 years of not seeing him!) and he told me about PF4YOU. I can’t believe it’s already been that long!
How has the running and mobility work in the gym worked together?
Running is wonderful for aerobic fitness and stress relief. I don’t know how I ever existed without it before! Bianca’s mobility and strength workouts are really great and since I have started working on mobility I feel as though I recover much faster from running workouts and I am a more efficient runner.
What benefits have you noticed?
Faster recovery, more endurance, less soreness, and more buff arms 
Having a family, working full time and running how do you balance it all?!
I think it’s more about prioritizing than it is about balancing. Plus I’m a good multi-tasker! My first priority is and always will be my family and everything else comes next.That means sports are next and then the rest of life follows on after that.
And sometimes I take work phone calls while I am working out…
What races are on your calendar for 2011?
I am going to try a 50k or two and maybe some more of those torturous trail runs!
What do you like most about working out and how important is it to you?
I really enjoy the stress relief and I like that I can eat candy after really hard work outs!
How helpful has it been working with a coach?
I cannot say enough positive things about this aspect- working with Chuck and Bianca has made my work outs way more productive and I have seen great results really quickly.
How do you celebrate after the race is over?
Chocolate or Cheeseburgers or whatever junk food I am craving at the moment…after the Disney Marathon it was peanut butter fudge and then a hot dog with sauerkraut.
Try a local 5k – it’s only 3.1 miles and there are many many fun local races in the area! For strength training- I really never enjoyed strength training until I started working out with Bianca so my advice there is to go see Bianca for a few sessions!
