Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon
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Comments: well - i was nervous about my knee, my sister from oregon was nervous about the altitude so we took it VEEEEERY slow. usually i would have gone quite a bit faster but since my knee started hurting from the MOMENT i started running, i figured it'd be a long day since at that pace, a turtle could have passed me - or just the 83 year old lady, haha. other than my knee it was great! it was quiet, scenic and SO peaceful that i was able to cope with my pain (did i really have a choice?). at about the 3 mile mark i started questioning my sister's breathing and why it was so labored. this chick is running a marathon in 4 weeks and is in SUPER great shape, and has run quite a bit at 7500 ft (this race started at 8500) and so i decided i'd keep my eye on her. the course was a gradual downhill with some inclines here and there - THANK GOD!!! i HATE downhills! if i had the choice i'd prefer this run to be going UP the hill, not down, but i wonder if the slow decline contributed to how smooth-going i thought the run was. hmm. maybe i'll run 13.1 miles UP hill with a 1000 ft. elevation gain and get back to you - if i don't die, that is. anyway, for some reason the throbbing/burning/going-to-burst-at-any-moment feeling went away in my knee at around the 8 mile mark and i felt GREAT. in fact, i was starting to itch about my slow pace, picked it up, but was reminded to slow down a time or two from my sister - who was at THIS point, sweating profusely and starting to look pale. we took it extra slow and she walked any hills there were and when we finally made it to the finish line hand in hand, she went straight towards the trash can to puke and i found myself a handy medic who gave me some ice for my knees. oh - well i got the ice after i grabbed my daughter and RE-ran across the finish line with her, tee hee!! she was upset because she also wanted to swim and bike with me because she thought it was a triathlon - and then got upset that it WASN'T one, and then.. oh ya, then she remembered to get upset because when was SHE going to do one...? GEEZ KID!!! cute though. VERY cute. :) as soon as i slowed down to a walk, the limp kicked in. i still have it, in fact, it's very graceful and my knees (both, but primarily my left) are nice and round. i've never had "round" knees before - kinda interesting. anyway, when i was finally facing my sister i noticed she was SUPER pale and her lips were blue so i sent her off immediately to get some food and something other than water to drink. she rested, filled up and was soon back to her fun, chatty self. What would you do differently?: i would run without sore knees and would have pushed it. i finished with a LOT of energy in the tank and it wasn't nearly as mentally challenging as i thought it would be -- in fact, i kept telling myself that i ought to have already swam over a mile and rode my bike for 56!! soooo.....guess what i'm doing this spring!! Post race
Warm down: immediately iced my knees and ate a little, then chatted it up like crazy with our family that showed up to cheer us on at the finish line!! IT WAS AN AWESOME DAY!!!! What limited your ability to perform faster: my knees and running partner who got some serious altitude sickness Event comments: i was pretty shocked that there was no gatorade or any kind of sports drinks - i mean, even at 5K's i've seen gatorade!! but at a HALF MARATHON at 8500 feet, there was only water! and then for the food, they just had fruit and bagel bites. i don't know about anyone else, but after running 13.1 miles, i felt like i could have eaten a horse -- so it was unsatisfying -- frustrating, even, but hey - it was inexpensive and the local mountain high school benefited from it. so maybe i shouldn't complain? Last updated: 2006-07-27 12:00 AM
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woke up at 4:15, rolled out of bed, exchanged some mumbles with my sister as to whether or not we had everything, loaded up on oatmeal, coffee and bananas and then hit the road.
i warmed up by watching everyone else warm up. holy ELITE crowd of SUPER fit people!! i'm accustomed to being around all shapes and sizes and everyone was a lean machine. i think they meant business.