Profile: Asst Coach Sandra
Assistant Coach Sandra Morris has been coaching with Portland Fit for more than four years. She has completed the Portland Marathon twice.
Favorite Marathon:
I would have to say Portland, because it’s the only one I’ve done. It is fun to see the course in your home town and know that you have covered several miles of the city
Biggest obstacle you face in training:
That darn plantar fasciitis
Favorite race day musician/song:
Hot in Here by Nelly
PR:
4:38
What motivates you to keep going when the going gets tough?
I’m famous in the Portland Fit video for saying,” If Oprah can do it, I can do it,” but really my motivation now is to stay active and healthy with all of the friends I have met in Portland Fit.
Best advice you’ve ever received:
“Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should,” in reference to sticking to your training schedule
and not over doing it
Favorite running gear:
Comfortable running shoes that have pink
The intangible benefits of Portland Fit:
Our closest and dearest friends are people I met during my first year at Portland Fit. We run, walk, swim, golf, cycle, ski, travel (to Italy last year), wine taste, cook, spend all the major holidays together and consider each other as family. Portland Fit has changed my life in so many ways.
3 Comments
Colleen
11 Apr 2012 12:04 pm
Sandra – I also have plantar fasciitis and wonder what you are doing to help your foot/feet
Sandra
11 Apr 2012 07:04 pm
Colleen
Sorry to hear you are also suffering with PF...it sure is frustrating. I have been doing lots of stretching and walking instead of running. After the group walks on Saturday I get a massage and advice from Dr Greg at Clearwater. You should check in with the Clearwater doc's this Saturday. I hope you heal quickly.
Kathy Hollamon
11 Apr 2012 08:04 pm
Plantar Fascitis is a PAIN! I fought with it for four years- tried numerous treatments- stretching achilles everyday before that first step out of bed, rolling my heel and arch on a tennis ball, massage, steroid shots, 4 advil every 4 hours, even a treatment where the podiatrist poked lots of tiny holes with a needle in my fascia to increase blood flow in the area. I had custom orthotics made- and then tossed them because they hurt worse. What I did find helpful, was the stretching, and also something I still use is a tape job called the Lodi or Modified Lodi, both which help relieve the tension on the fascia so it can rest. You can probably adk one of the trainers or maybe find a video on youtube. Ultimately, I chose to have surgery, which is a little controversial. It took about 6 months to heal enough where I could run at all without pain.
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