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Ha!  I'm American and I have no idea what they are talking about.   Sorry to hear about your 5k.  That's a bummer.

I completed my 50k trail run today in 7:17 (unofficial).  The first lap went really well, but my stomach just wasn't right from the start.  I felt queasy, and nothing at the aid stations looked good.  This is very unusual for me.  Normally I can eat anything at any time!  I forced my self to eat a little bit, and hoped it would get better in time.  I had great help from hubby and a friend at the half way point and got some dry gear changed:  socks, shirt, gloves, hat.  Felt almost fresh starting the second lap.  That feeling didn't last long.  By this point the snow was packed really hard and it had warmed up to about 31 degrees, so it was VERY slippery.  At about mile 20 I started to have stomach cramps.  I dumped the Infinit mix I had been using and switched to Gatorade and water (should have done this earlier).  The cramping stopped, but I was feeling pretty low by mile 24.  I started having the urge to ask random strangers for hugs.  At mile 26 I had a pity party and cried a little, and by mile 27 I put my big girl panties on and sucked it up.  Nothing was broken, I wasn't having any major problems, so I changed the attitude and slowly ticked off the miles to the finish line. I'll try to get my RR up tomorrow.  Time for some rest.

Got home this evening from a day at the Indoor Water Park.  I was a mere spectator, but man was it hot and humid in there.  Got on the bike..it would have been very easy to say "I am too tired", but mind over matter and I got to it right away.  1hr and 45 min. on the trainer as I watched Transformers:  Dark side of the Moon.

Long day tomorrow...Training and Honey Do Listtttttttttttttttttttt........

Love the TERPS

Linda

Ahhhh yes put it all back into perspective....glass is half full.....maybe more

Awesome job Jayne !!! Way to stick with it and change the attitude.

Where do I get a pair of those big girl panties ? They sound like they help a lot

On another note while Jayne was running crazy miles and hugging random strangers. I went for a 7 mile run. Got back from my run and was peeing blood, scared me a little but then I read it was not unusual for longer distance runs if your bladder is empty and your not hydrated enough, called - exercise induced hematuria . Trauma to the bladder walls can cause bruising and bleeding, sounds scarey. Anybody ever have this happen to them?

Yes I will get to the doctor just in case

Although I wouldn't panic about this if it's never happened before, and never happens again, I'm glad you are going to get it checked out.  Don't think I've ever had blood in my urine after a "long" run.   If you need me so send you a pair of big girl panties, just let me know. You might have some 'splaining to do.

Way to fight through the day, Jayne, and battle those mental demons who tried to bring you down!! Congratulations!!!

Congrats on an inspired 50k finish.  Oh you have a wicked good sense of humor. 
Cheers,

NAME: Andy

STORY: 44 from Frisco, TX- grew up in Oklahoma, but have been in TX for about 15 years.  Football and track in high school.  Beer and cigs in college.  Got out of school and went to work in the restaurant biz as a unit manager - enjoyed lots of tasty, bad for me food for many years.  Went into corporate world as an IT guy (still restaurant biz) for about the last 10 years.  Not a lot of physical activity behind a desk.  Quit smoking about 5 years ago and found this group back in '09 - I did numerous sprints and bike rides and even a couple of Olympic distances since.

FAMILY STATUS: Married with one daughter - 11 going on 15 - ughhhh....

CURRENT TRAINING: Biking a bit - I am a bit flabby and out of shape.   Will be having quite a bit of trainer time coming up and then riding my new mountain bike when its warm and dry enough.  Running is iffy right now due to knee pain.  I may be able to try to run again in 5 or 6 weeks.  Will begin swimming again at lunch 3 or 4 days a week in Jan.

2012 RACES: Started the year off with a ITB issue.  Slowly came back for a couple of sprints, a couple of organized bike rides and then 5 days / 350 miles of riding my bike across Oklahoma as part of the Freewheel OK tour.  No PR's for me.   Oh yeah, and a 5k mudrun (meh). 

2013 RACES: Probably a couple of sprints and an Oly.  Couple of centuries, maybe a week long ride again across OK depending upon the route.  Looking to do a 4k OWS this summer.

Weightloss: Yeah, that would be good.  I am still down about 15lbs from my all time high, but I could roll off quite a bit more...

Jayne,

As someone who is new to endurance sports and just working on getting up to 10k consistently, I am here to say that the ability to run 50k is absolutely bananas.  Really good work - you should be proud.

jon

Jon & Margo,

Please go to my logs and look back at Jan-Mar 2011 and you will see something very different from the person who just ran 50k.  In particular see March 26, 2011 when I ran my first non-stop 5k.  Set your goals, whatever they may be, and move toward them one workout at a time.  I started out running 2.5 minutes and walking 2.5 minutes at a time.  I think my first non-stop 5k was more difficult to achieve than yesterday's ultra. 

When I started triathlon, running was my weakest of the disciplines, so I've been focusing on it.  I'm still slow, but in the process I've discovered I love the trail and tough conditions.  I've also discovered inner strength that I never knew I had.  The sky's the limit and our bodies are capable of amazing things. 

Have a great New Year everyone.

John, you're just jealous of my skirt.  BTW, I save my black "stockings" for special occasions.

Also a SAHM.....getting harder to explain at 23, 19 and 16!!!!!