I'll have something up on the race later in the week.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
July Previews Reviews
The race yesterday was kind of a disaster. That's the second race of the season that's gone like that for me, and truth to tell, I'm not quite ready to talk about it yet. So here's a video I found on YouTube reviewing the comics in Previews for the month of July. If that's your thing, enjoy!
I'll have something up on the race later in the week.
I'll have something up on the race later in the week.
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Sorry to read that the race didn't go as planned for you. I hope Sally kicked ass though. I am writing to you for honest advice on what to eat before a run that I have coming up this weekend. It's a 5k, on a course I have run before (makes it a little less daunting for me). However, it's been forecasted to hit triple digits every day this week and that is what has truly got me worried. My first three 5k's of the year were two in March and one in May. May was about 77 degrees and I felt like a June Bride riding bareback on a potbelly stove, it was so freakin' hot. Please let me know what you recommend for fueling pre-run, and even if you have a two-day prep suggestion. I can only assume that there will be water stations. Thank you for your time.
ReplyDeleteFor 5K you're talking' maybe a half-hour's effort. Not necessarily a FUN time in triple digits, but if you're ready, it shouldn't be dangerous or anything. My recommendation is two-fold:
ReplyDelete1. Slow down. You're not gonna PR in 100 degree heat. Accept that and run the best race you can. If it was me, I'd run easy for the first two miles and see where I was. If you feel good at two, then you can pick it up and finish strong. Of you feel lousy or dizzy, slow down and realize that running in triple digit heat can be dangerous. Unless you're on scholarship somewhere or otherwise trying to make a living with your body, odds are te results from this one race are not worth your health.
2. Go into the race fully hydrated. Drink LOTS of Gatorade before the race and be ready to sweat. If you can, grab drinks at the water stations--you'll probably have two--and drink what's offered. Gatorade is good because it has salts in it, and I that heat, you're liable to need that.
Good luck.
BTW, Sally definitely did kick ass. She wound up with a 2:01--not a PR or the sub-two hour run she'd been looking for but a very respectable finish on what was a very tough course given the conditions. I've also been training Sally's friend Rebecca, and she went 1:58. Also not a PR, but very respectable.
ReplyDeleteFor me... I mean, I'll get into this more on Wednesday, but I'm just not good in the heat. Not at all. This was a tough race, and really, it was a mistake for me to focus of it. I was 1:55 in the Hartford Half back in October; yesterday I was 2:19! Ouch.