Silver Comet Half Marathon
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Comments: I hadn't run more than 10 miles at a time. This race reinforced the notion that I should never run a race where I haven't already completed the distance. Its a matter of preparation. I felt great until the 11.0 mile point, where I began to experience fatigue in the legs and a discomfort with the heart rate. I had recently changed my running stride. In order to reduce/eliminate heel striking, I've shortened my forward kick and focused on landing upon the ball of my foot instead of the heel. This meant that my foot hit the ground a lot sooner and that my stride shortened up quite a bit. In order to keep up my pace, my cadence increased. All these changes were put into play within the last 2 weeks and stressed my muscles in a different way from my normal stride. For example, my quads had to support a lot more weight upon my foot landing since I was now making contact with more of a bent knee right below my center of gravity. My calves were also stressed since landing on the toe required that the calf already be sprung and ready to roll. As a result, I think I under-performed since I really tried to focus on form instead of time. I kept this form through the entirety of the race, even those last and painful two. What would you do differently?: Hmmm...I will be doing another in a month and I plan on being much better prepared from the perspective of my endurance and the physiology of my stride. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Just walked around. There were huge bins of post-race snacks and refreshments. I made a bee-line for the orange quarters. Never in my life has an orange tasted so good. In fact, I must have eaten 15 of those orange quarters. Krispy Kreme also was a sponsor of the race and had a huge supply of those pure, sugary carb hitters for the entrants. I endulged in one of those soft li'l treats. They also had pizza and I made sure to get at least one slice. When else in your life can you eat this kind of crap with absolutely no guilt? Once I got to my car, I downed a bottle of Accelerade. What limited your ability to perform faster: Endurance, or lack thereof. Event comments: Pics below include: 1. Karl and Tom pre-race 2. Karl at the finish (looks like a toe strike to me!) 3. Post Krispy Kreme and adorned with finishing medals. Last updated: 2004-10-13 12:00 AM
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Ate a cereal bar with some water. Donned the watch, GPS, and HRM. Hit the can one last time before the race start. Did a little stretching, but other than that, felt ready to run.