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Nice work Kent, Todd, Steve Weeks (I think) and any others that participated! Every run is a learning experience. Advice from others is always good--but ultimately you simply have to get out and do these things for yourself to figure out how your body works--what does and doesn't work well for *you*. :)
Matt
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From: nelsestuen@...
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 21:40:57 +0000
Subject: [fitHQ] First half marathon - reflections
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Matt
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From: nelsestuen@...
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 21:40:57 +0000
Subject: [fitHQ] First half marathon - reflections
I recently decided to give a half marathon a go - just ran it this
morning (Rock Canyon in Pueblo) so I thought I'd share my
experience. I didn't do much specific training for it so set a
pretty modest goal of finishing in 2 hours, and managed just over
1:50.
The weather was perfect - a little cold when we first got out of the
car but great once we were moving. The course is very nice once you
get past the first 2 miles on the roads in their city park - it winds
along the Arkansas up to the dam and back - some asphalt, a little
concrete, and a bunch of dirt. Seemed like a decent crowd and there
were the customary sprinklings of Jack Quinns shirts.
The running itself went pretty well for me. My pace had three
phases - too fast in the first couple miles, then several miles
steady, then a few miles a bit slower. I felt good for the first 8
miles, then had some stomach cramps - not sure if I ate wrong, or if
my body isn't used to drinking that much while running, or what. The
cramps cleared up around 10 miles but then pain set in around my hip
flexors (very top front of my legs). It was tolerable but
uncomfortable. The worst part of the race for me was the last half
mile - the only hill to speak of is right at the end - I managed to
shuffle up it without walking but when I got to the top my stomach
cramps came back with a vengeance and I had to walk a bit. I trotted
the rest of the way and crossed the line feeling better.
After the run was much worse than the run itself. I'll spare the
details but I'll just say my intestines did not appreciate
participating in the run at all. It took a while of laying quietly
on the couch to start to feel normal again. Does anyone else
experience this after long runs? Should I have eaten different? I
had tuna spaghetti last night and an english muffin with cheese and
one egg this morning. I also had coffee this morning. Maybe I
should have skipped the coffee and stuck with something more bland?
Any advice?
In any event, I'm pretty happy with the result and thinking of trying
a longer race next year. Steve Weeks ran the race as well and did
great - I think he said his time was 1:42.
morning (Rock Canyon in Pueblo) so I thought I'd share my
experience. I didn't do much specific training for it so set a
pretty modest goal of finishing in 2 hours, and managed just over
1:50.
The weather was perfect - a little cold when we first got out of the
car but great once we were moving. The course is very nice once you
get past the first 2 miles on the roads in their city park - it winds
along the Arkansas up to the dam and back - some asphalt, a little
concrete, and a bunch of dirt. Seemed like a decent crowd and there
were the customary sprinklings of Jack Quinns shirts.
The running itself went pretty well for me. My pace had three
phases - too fast in the first couple miles, then several miles
steady, then a few miles a bit slower. I felt good for the first 8
miles, then had some stomach cramps - not sure if I ate wrong, or if
my body isn't used to drinking that much while running, or what. The
cramps cleared up around 10 miles but then pain set in around my hip
flexors (very top front of my legs). It was tolerable but
uncomfortable. The worst part of the race for me was the last half
mile - the only hill to speak of is right at the end - I managed to
shuffle up it without walking but when I got to the top my stomach
cramps came back with a vengeance and I had to walk a bit. I trotted
the rest of the way and crossed the line feeling better.
After the run was much worse than the run itself. I'll spare the
details but I'll just say my intestines did not appreciate
participating in the run at all. It took a while of laying quietly
on the couch to start to feel normal again. Does anyone else
experience this after long runs? Should I have eaten different? I
had tuna spaghetti last night and an english muffin with cheese and
one egg this morning. I also had coffee this morning. Maybe I
should have skipped the coffee and stuck with something more bland?
Any advice?
In any event, I'm pretty happy with the result and thinking of trying
a longer race next year. Steve Weeks ran the race as well and did
great - I think he said his time was 1:42.
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