April Lund
Hi, I am April Lund!
I am a passionate advocate for health and wellness throughout my community in North Dakota and throughout the world. I have not only been able to change my own life while on this running journey, but it has enabled me to help so many other people do the same. I founded the GYS Track Club in 2016, started Motivational Speaking in 2019, was able to build my own studio Lifting You Up in 2020, made my first Team USA in 2022, started traveling the world on numerous USATF teams and teaching other athletes in Altitude camps in Germany, Italy, and Kenya… and I have never looked back!
When I get asked what I run, or what my event is my answer is simple, “Whatcha Got?” I have been having fun exploring the competitive running world on many terrains. My happy place is the oval office where I will run anything from an 800m to a 10000m indoor or outdoors. Road races have always been my favorite and I race mainly Half and Full Marathons. I really have a new fondness for the art of Cross Country. I love that in Cross Country the fastest person is not always the person who wins, it is the strongest athlete mentally and physically who can adapt the quickest. That being said, I just ran my first Trail Race and set a course record, and there are a lot more variables on the trail than in cross.
In my life, I have overcome much adversity, and running is the least hard thing I do in a day. As a matter of fact, at the age of 41, every single step is a gift. I am the fastest, strongest, healthiest and most capable I have ever been and I have no intentions of slowing down in the next few years. A big part of that is the easy, clean nutrients I get from NOW®…as you can see in my daily routine.
As much as running is important to me, so is giving back to my community. I focus not just on athletes but those in need, recovery, healing from abuse, and our running community. Our track club volunteers as a team at least once a month, and we are very involved with many programs including Special Olympics, American Heart Association, Runners Against Destructive Decisions, BioGirls, Masters USATF and I am the Masters LDR representative for USATF.
Accomplishments
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Marathon 2:39.18 2022
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Half Marathon 1:12.52 2022
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10k Road 35:03 (33:53 in half) 2023
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5k 16:52 2023
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3000m 9:47.02 Indoor Track American Record Holder 40-44 2023
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1500m 4:51.53 Outdoor Track 2023
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800m 2:23 Outdoor Track 2023
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2023 USATF Masters National Cross Country Champion and made Team USA for World Cross Country in Bathurst Australia (Individual Gold Team Silver)
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Team USA in Finland 2022 and in Poland 2023
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USATF National Championships: 11 Gold
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World Championship Medals: 8 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze
I love, trust, and rely on my NOW supplements from the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night. Even though I have an extremely well-balanced nutrition plan, my supplement regimen helps me perform, recover, and overall, take on the day.*
DAILY REGIMEN
Morning:
1 SAMe 400 mg Tablet on an empty stomach
Pre-Workout:
4 Beta-Alanine Veg Capsules 30-60min prior to activity (this dosage needs to be worked up to)
Pre-workout drink with HMB Powder and L-Citrulline Pure Powder
Pantothenic Acid, Methyl B-12 Lozenges, L-Arginine, L-Carnitine,
2 Turmeric & Bromelain Veg Capsules as needed
Intra-Workout:
Post-Workout:
4 Beta-Alanine 750 mg Veg Capsules
Organic Creamy Chocolate Pea Protein Powder (I alternate vanilla and chocolate)
Dextrose Powder or Carbo Gain Powder as needed
Daily:
C-1000 Zinc Immune Veg Capsules
Before Bed:
Hot chocolate beverage with Organic Creamy Chocolate Pea Protein Powder and L-Glutamine Powder
Favorite Products
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