- Streak extender
- Streak extender +5
- 3 sets of 25
- Streak extender+5
- Streak extender
- Streak extender
- 250: 70, 40, 50, 40, 10, 40
- Streak extender x 2
Cumulative total: 47,474
Running:
June 11
- 0705
- Marathon
- 4:24:34
June 12
- 0630
- 1.82 miles
- 9:20/mi. pace
Friday, June 17, 2016
PUSH UP DAYS 467-474
510 Push ups
Cumulative total: 47,474
Running:
June 11
June 12
Cumulative total: 47,474
Running:
June 11
June 12
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What are the top-ten critical mistakes and which seven did you make?
ReplyDeleteGood question, which I should have predicted. Here are my personal answers:
DeleteTop-ten critical mistakes one should not make when attempting a long distance event:
1) Signing up
2) Starting race under trained
3) Starting race over trained
4) Failing to stay upright throughout the race
5) Going out too fast
6) Not maintaining proper hydration schedule throughout the race
7) Failure to take in enough calories during race
8) Not properly training for the course/conditions
9) Forgetting to bring running shoes
10) Trying something new on race day
I was guilty of: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10. On the positive side I was not over trained, under-fed or barefoot…so as always, it could’ve been worse.
Any chance you can elaborate on items 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10?
DeleteOf course CMB, you know I enjoy doing so:
Delete4) I have always considered myself excellent at trail running as I have quick feet and good balance...the only times I ever recall falling to the ground were the result of a rock giving way, or extreme fatigue. That stated, I fell TWICE during this event. I can only assume it was fatigue combined with failure to properly train for the environment. Still refuse to believe it is due to age or absentmindedness.
5) We started with the 13.1 mile folks and for the first 2 miles I got caught up in keeping up and then for miles 10-13 I felt the need to complete the first half in under 2 hours, so I sped up. At the time I thought maybe I just needed to settle in and then I'd feel less out of breath-- about mile 15 I realized I was wrong.
6) I decided to carry a hand held water bottle they gave each participant and fill it at the water stops rather than stopping for water. I am usually obsessive about my scheduled fluid intake. I was not this time and as a result I barely drank anything for the first half of the marathon. Upon realizing this I tried to make up for it by downing high volumes of water and Gatorade during miles 13-20. I now believe more completely that catching up after falling behind on hydration is wrought with trouble.
8) I think my training primarily on roads/sidewalks may have resulted in a gait that was lower profile than required for root/rock covered course. Or maybe I just didn't train enough on my sighting of obstacles etc. Either way I felt grossly under prepared for the course/conditions even though they were exactly what I was most hoping for.
10) See #6 above -- it annoyed me that I wasn't smarter about this item, but I wasn't. Once I had annoyed myself I let that turn into dislike for the object itself, I won't use it again even though there is nothing specifically wrong with it.