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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 - Written by strutton1313 [profile] After the Half marathon I ran last month and the pain I felt in my foot after, I was a little nervous going into this 26.2k. I ran a 10k a couple of weeks ago with no pain but wasnt sure if this distance would cause a flare up. The course and the weather was the only painful parts about the run. The race was a triple loop. So round and round we went passing people and getting passed by eletes and relay runners the whole time. The weather started off at 67 degrees with 100% humidity it misted on us a little from time to time but didnt stop the heat from rising up to 82 by the time I finished. I ran the first loop at just over my half marathon pace but quickly realized with the weather I would dehydrate and bonk if I didnt slow down and make sure to hit every water station. So on laps 2 and 3 I slowed down and walk at every one from the first person at the waterstation to the last trash can drinking as much fluids as I could. My second and 3rd laps were much slower because of this but I finished respectfully and didnt cramp or hurt myself. Sometimes we have to slow down and live to run another race another day. I ran a 2:20:28 about an 8:35 min/mile pace. These 16+ miles is the furthest I have run in over a decade. So I was really happy just to finish. I think that my confidence and my body are ready for the Half at the end of January. I am going to run at least one 5k between now and then but other than that I am going to just concentrate on getting in quality runs and making sure I peak for this race. |
I took two days off after the metric marathon and just got back out there today. I ran on a treadmill this morning to lower the force of the impact on somewhat still sore legs. I felt great. I ran a 5k at a 7:30 pace. I could have gone faster and farther but stuck with the plan. I may start using the treadmill for my short runs just to minimize the amount of impact I am putting my joints through. However I dont think I could ever go much more than 3 or 4 miles on a mill without loosing my mind. Its just not for me.
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