Coming off of a stacked weekend, BDP showed results of winter training in (most) of their first races of the season. In the Fragrance Lake Trail 1/2 Marathon, Maria Dalzot took 1st, Corrine Malcolm 2nd, Nikki VanderWiele 4th, and Nikki’s husband, Josh, was 2nd overall. Full results can be found HERE. In GBRC’s Two for the Road 5k, Hazel Clapp and her husband, Caleb took 1st in their prospective category. Results HERE. And finally, in Vancouver’s First 1/2 Marathon, Lydia Carrick battled in a downpour. We would also like to share congrats to our sisters across the border, Dayna Pidhoresky, Erin Burrett and Catherine Watkins, who all showed incredible fitness in the First 1/2. Full results HERE. After tuning into the Olympic Trials, where Amy Cragg, Desi Davila, Shalane Flanagan, Galen Rupp, Meb Keflezighi, and Jared Ward made the Olympic Team, several BDP members volunteered at the inaugural Girl Strong event at Bellingham High School, in conjunction with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, helping “build strength, leadership, and confidence in girls through sports and outdoor adventures.” Thank you to Erica Q., Kerry Gustafson and all the other amazing women who kicked off the event and brought us all together. We look forward to next year!
In closing, check out Maria Dalzot’s latest blog, detailing her near dropping out, rejuvenation via the likes of Kerry Gustafson from Prime Massage & Sports Medicine and Chris Lockwood, of Align Chiropractic, and eventual 1st place finish in her first race back after 4 months:
Let the Games Begin!
It has been
forever4 months since I last raced. No matter how long you have been racing it is always nice to get in a no pressure race to shake off some nerves and go through the race morning motions before the meat and potatoes of the season begins. I love the Fragrance Lake Half Marathon, not only because of the course, but because I get to toe the line with my friends and have pizza and watch them drink beer after.
I was getting really excited about Fragrance, especially after my Wednesday workout. It was an aggressive 2x a lap around Lake Padden, the fastest I’ve ever run. This was really confidence-boosting for the future and shows that all of the fitness I gained in the fall that did not manifest in a race is still there. But right after the workout, I was struggling with intense heel pain that was almost unbearable. The rest of the day it continued to be crippling, so much so that I could not even walk home from the dentist. Obviously, I became distraught and naturally I thought the worst until Tad calmed me down and reminded me that I was seeing Kerry (Prime Massage and Sports Medicine) and Chris (aka Dr. Lockwood, Align Chiropractic) the next day. He was right; they have been known to possess miraculous powers so I needed to stay calm until they had time to work their magic.
The next day the pain was still excruciating, and ran one minute and called it a day. I went to see Kerry who almost immediately diagnosed the problem – a strain in my calf muscle that was expressing pain at the attachment point on my heel. She did a combination of massage, joint mobilization and Graston Technique and then tag-teamed me off to Chris. Because I have been seeing Chris for so long now – about 3 years – my body has become extremely responsive to his adjustments and we’re able to fine-tune tweaks and weaknesses fairly easily.
Find out what happens next by checking out her blog HERE!
