Kristin Kimball
November 2017
What did life look like before you focused consistently on nutrition and fitness?
I’ve always had fitness as part of my life, just not always consistently. At a young age I set a goal that I was going to run a marathon at least once in every decade. I would train for a run then stop for awhile. In my 20’s I trained for 5 marathons plus several 1/2 marathons. Then 30’s came and so did the decision to start a family. So my time for running was less and less. I did do a couple shorter races one being a 10 miler last Fall. On the nutrition side I’ve never been a great eater.
What made you decide to make a change?
My neighbor knew that I liked running and last November invited me to the Warehouse for a Combat HIIT class. I was hooked. Over time I ventured out into other classes then started talking with Nickie on nutrition. Nutrition is still a struggle at times but it does make a difference in how I feel.
What has changed (race times, blood work, attitude, etc)?
Last winter I started feeling confident that I could do longer races again and more then one. This year so far I have done a 10K, 1/2 marathon and most recently TC 10 miler. I ran a different 10 miler in 2016 (only race that year) and my TC time this year was 9 minutes faster. I have never been able to keep my average pace under 10 minute miles and I finally did it! I have decided that TC marathon 2018 will be my next goal. It marks 10 years since I last did it.