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Avery Matthews

@thelowcountryrunner

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Ultra runner & Coach
@getsaltybritches @untappedmaple
2024 Grand Slammer 🦅
Next up:
The Cure 100 🎆
Run Rabbit Run 100 🐰

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Get out while you can 🤪😆🤣

#ultrarunner #ultrarunninglife #motherrunner #runmom by @thelowcountryrunner

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8 months ago

Make sure to read the last slide 👉

Anyone else have a DNF race story they can look back on and laugh? If so, you are in good company 🙋🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️😆

#ultrarunning #ultrarunninglife #runhumor by @thelowcountryrunner

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4 months ago

We’re 8 weeks out from @rrr_steamboat!

This week consisted of some salon time, downtown ILM adventures, soccer, family game nights, a double date to see The Odyssey and other family shenanigans.

This week’s training by the numbers:

— 6 hrs of running

— 3 hrs weighted vest hiking

— 4.5 hours walking

— 1 hr swimming/pool playtime

— 30 mins of hip hop

— 1 hr 15 mins of strength work

— 20 mins yoga

#ultrarunner #ultrarunninglife by @thelowcountryrunner

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3 months ago

My teenagers as they were helping me take my belt buckle pic, “Mom, you look tired.” We had a good laugh — I couldn’t deny it 😴😴

The Cure 100 ✔️🎆🏃🏻‍♀️

Sub 24 hrs 🙌

73 road miles, 27 treadmill miles. Nighttime fireworks in the middle of the roads caused us to pivot to the garage treadmill for the end. 🎇🎆

Triple digit temps. This was hotter than The Keys 100 last year 😬🫠

I ran this race to honor wounded and fallen special operators and their families. My dad was a Green Beret and the community is near and dear to my heart. 🪖💚

I named it “The Cure” because I believe loving and serving one another is the cure to all the things that hurt us. 💗

If you feel so led to step out in love, a donation to SOWF would mean so much. Every little bit makes a difference to these families! Donation link is in bio 👆🇺🇸

For now rest! More race report coming soon. I will also explain the story of why the belt buckle says 2025 instead of 2026.🙌🤩

#ultrarunninglife #ultrarunner #ultrarunning #specialforces taken in Leland, NC by @thelowcountryrunner

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3 months ago

Things I have incorporated into my training and general lifestyle this year to succeed at running 100 milers ⭐️

1) Low heart rate training

Maffetone method of 180 - age = fat burning max HR. Mine is 144 bpm. My aerobic work stays below this. If that means hiking or run/walk intervals instead of consistent running, then I’ve been doing it! It has helped my body better utilize fat as fuel, gives me consistent energy and has had a muscle sparing effect. 🙌🏃🏻‍♀️

2) Focusing on metabolic health. I’ve incorporated a higher fat, moderate protein, lower carb nutrition strategy. It has been mood balancing, hormone balancing and very satiating. Don’t fear fats!
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3) Prioritizing moments of stillness and getting proper amounts of sleep. Enough said on that one. 🙏😴

We have 9 weeks until Run Rabbit Run 100! 🐰🏔️ I will be posting my general nutrition and weekly training leading up to the race.

#ultrarunning #ultrarunner #untappedmaple #ketoneiq #fatadaptedathlete by @thelowcountryrunner

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3 months ago

Millennial runners of the world unite 💿🙌

#ultrarunner #ultrarunninglife #ultrarunning #millennials by @thelowcountryrunner

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8 months ago

Let’s be real here. These are some of the things I struggle with as a general human — not just as a runner.

I’m learning to embrace these challenges and use them as my reasons to keep going.

Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is a superpower! 🦸‍♂️ 🦸‍♀️

#ultrarunning #ultrarunner #ultrarunninglife by @thelowcountryrunner

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7 months ago

Remember who goes before you, with you and behind you 💛💚💜

#faith #ultrarunning by @thelowcountryrunner

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3 months ago

It’s all fun and games until you get stuck in the middle of a lightning storm 🤙⛈️⚡️

#ultrarunning #ultrarunninglife #runhumor #ultrarunner #trailrunninglife by @thelowcountryrunner

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a year ago

Pulled from the ultimate authority and running coach for this one ☝️

#runcoach #ultrarunninglife #ultrarunning #ultrarunners by @thelowcountryrunner

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7 months ago

These runs have helped me build adaptations for high altitude AND high heat races.

NOTE: Pay close attention to #1 and #5!

Heat run steps 👇

1) Let go of what people think of you. Hopefully you are already doing this in general but especially in this instance. You will get looks. Embrace your unique enigma self and prepare to rock this out. 🔥😎

2) Layer up in your heaviest and darkest of fabrics. Bonus points if you look more like you are going to rob a bank than go for a run. 🏦🏃🏻‍♀️

3) Keep these sessions short and sweet. I started at 15 minutes and have progressed to 45 mins max. Remember it’s the dose that makes the poison. ☠️

4) Pre and post hydrate appropriately. I’m talking hydrate for 24 hrs after, not just shortly after your run.
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5) Don’t forget to smile and get funky with it. Remember you GET to do this! 🙌🤩

#getsaltybritches #heattraining #ultrarunning by @thelowcountryrunner

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3 months ago

Life Lately 🏃🏻‍♀️🐱👙⚽️🏟️🏕️

I have officially entered taper mode for my neighborhood 100 miler on July 4th! It is a fundraiser for @sofwarriorfnd. Donation link in bio ☝️
My family will be posting updates to my IG stories throughout the race so stay tuned!

We’ve been busy with all the wonderful things of summer. The kittens, Britney & Adele, are now 3 months old. We found a new board game we love and also celebrated Declan’s 10th birthday. He tried oysters for the 1st time and he couldn’t get enough. That one is definitely a full-blooded coastal boy!

I’m working through my courses to be certified in personal training and nutrition through NASM. I love the learning and I believe it will make me an even better running coach.

The men in our household are devouring any and all game footage from the World Cup. They still can’t get me to play soccer with them. I fear the teenage boys would annihilate me during the game 😆😂

#ultrarunning #ultrarunninglife #ultrarunner #specialoperationswarriorfoundation taken in Leland, NC by @thelowcountryrunner

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