I had to take yesterday off. I could barely put my shoe on; and the way I had to walk has left my back feeling sore too. Enough of the aches...
Today I will run. Am I 100% ? No, but I definately feel 80% better than I did so I'll at least test things out so I can get an idea of how or if I'll be able to run with the group Saturday.
That Nancy Toby is just a wealth of information. In 2003, I ran my first and only half marathon. I trained with my sister. We followed the program. Problem was the program we followed was for people a whole lot faster than we were. Finishing in an hour+ versus finishing in 2:37 are two different animals. We never read anything about propper nutrition, electrolytes. It's always been pounded into our heads that only REAL athletes need to think about sodium or drink Gatorade. We made sure we ate our carbs before the race - a bagel, then we drank our water at all the water stops and by mile 11, I was so sick - dry heaves, not pretty. My sister had to run in the woods at mile 12 with even more unpleasantness. We felt awful by the time we finished, vowing never to run so far again... and NEVER a marathon... Now, what am I doing???
My goal is to finish the marathon happy, walking and ready to celebrate. My realization is that there is a whole lot more to running a marathon than just moving your feet for 26.2 miles... Careful planning, education, and testing things out during training. I am so psyched to be doing this the right way.
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Aww, thanks! And yeah, uh, dry heaves would be a sign of maybe something not being exactly right. I truly would suspect sodium first thing. Problem with Gatorade (and every sports drink on the market) is that it's more dilute than sweat. Probably fine for 3 hours, but for 6+ you may run into problems using only Gatorade, too. But it's better than just water!!!
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