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18 Miles to Oceanside

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 01:23:21 +0000

Tired legs, fasted run, bonked at 11.5 miles. Took a gel at 12 miles and run/walk the rest of the way. Mile 16, I was famished, lighted headed. No water since Carlsbad. It was tough. And hot. I have no idea how I finished it. Clear, 75°F, Feels like 76°F, Humidity 91%, Wind 4mph from NW – by Klimat.app

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Key Takeaways – Running

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:43:56 +0000

Everyday Runs Drink my tea and get good sleep to fully recover. Drink a lot of powerade for hydration and electrolytes before a run. Read more Need 3 hours after eating to digest I run best on salads Watch Game Changers - enlightening to see how the blood changes based on what you eat Focus on the back kick - I tend to shuffle and not bend my knees especially when I'm tired. I noticed this from looking back at race photos Recovery Get in the pool!! - This made a world of difference. Remember how floating in the lake at Harsen's Island helped me recover from that super hot run. Drink sleepy tea to get good night's rest Marathon Notes/Tips Packing List Bring breakfast, high carb snacks, bottled water and Gatorade with you Bring compression socks Bring gels Bring large garbage bag – use in case of rain or at starting line when it’s really cold. Bring baby wipes (to wipe your hands after using porta potties) Before the race No roughages starting 2 days before the marathon (fruits and vegetables). Hopefully you can predict your potty schedule and can adjust accordingly. Lean protein the night before the race Hydrate the week of the race Drink Gatorade Stay off your feet and out of the sun the day before. REST Drink as much water as possible until 3 hours before the race. Then STOP. Drink again at the starting line. This will give you time to get it out of your system before the race. Anything you drink at the starting line, you will sweat out before it hits your bladder Eat breakfast 3 hours before the race During the race Do NOT start too fast! Keep your pace from the very beginning. I let everyone pass me and focused on keeping my own pace. By mile 18, I was passing everyone Hit every water stop – drink early and often When your legs get tired, take a few steps where you vary your stride to wake up the other muscles. I would do knee lifts or butt kicks to change it up. Raise your arms above your head. Stick your chest out and check posture to bring more air in your lungs. When you feel like shit, SMILE!! SMILE Often!!! After the race Keep walking Eat right away Ice your legs Playlist I streamed Pandora only because it was too much effort to put together a playlist I kept the metronome going the whole time.

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I Needed an Extra Recovery Day

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:55:03 +0000

Monday I went for an easy 6 mile run. I didn't eat very well, but made sure to drink a lot of Powerade before my run to be hydrated. I ran late, around 8:00 pm because it was hot and super humid. I ran easy and felt pretty good, but when I looked at my paces, I was at an overall average of 10:00 pace. Even though I did the Black Mountain hill, the last time I did an almost similar route, my overall pace was around 9:16. This told me I was still not recovered. It was a struggle, but I finally decided to take last night off and not do my hill sprint workout. I haven't been sleeping well lately, it was hot, humid and my body just felt tired. Rob and I watched TV and I went to bed "early" for me (around 11:30). I drank the sleep tea and had the best sleep ever. I slept for 7.5 hours and had 2 hrs 23 min of deep sleep. Hopefully I'll be more recovered for my run today. Takeaway Drink my tea and get good sleep to fully recover. Drink a lot of powerade for hydration and electrolytes before a run.

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Long Run – 14 miles @ De Anza Cove with Lucy

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 16:53:00 +0000

AT/LSD Combo Run11 miles easy + 3 miles @ AT pace (7:26-7:32) It did not go well today. I want to blame the heat, but it was hard from the get-go and I never felt good during the run. Ran this with Lucy. We started at DeAnza Cove and ran counterclockwise finishing at Fiesta Island. This was the day we talked about politics and I finally told her I’m a conservative and Trump supporter.

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6x 1:00 Hill Sprints on Mannix

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:55:00 +0000

2.25 warmup, 6x 1:00 hill sprints, then run got cut short Clear, 66°F, Feels like 66°F, Humidity 86%, Wind 5mph from NW – by Klimat.app 6x 1:00 hill sprints on Mannix. Starts at lap 4. Would probably have done one more and missed cooldown too but run got cut short due to a family issue. Rob called because his blood sugar was 52. Normal range is 70-100.

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