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73 miles is what I logged at A Race For The Ages.
Will write a race report later, but basically I think I hit all my marks--did 23 more miles than last year's race, rested and slept less (but atill rather too much.)
I'm tired. My feet are hurting. Little bit of thigh chafing. NO blisters.
"fun" was had.
random thoughts:
The tent was kind of a snafu; guess who had grabbed the tent but not the over-tent fly? B jerry-rigged one with a tarp. For a cheap tent, it has served it's prupose at several 24 and multiday events.
Weather was good anyway, well, realitively. Cooler than last year but still around 90 degrees, and figure in some bounce back from the pavement during hottest part of the afternoons. I had to take a nap on the first afternoon. was feeling light headed and a bit sicky. That was probably the worse point, physically; that or when my knees started to lock up late in the game. Managed to not get any major sunburn; kept it knocked down with 70 sunscreen reapllied several times.
During some of the hot, would soak a handtowl in ice water and put it over my shoulders. Bet I looked at a little hag shuffling out her miles with her shawl on. Also, even though I had peviouslty washed a new hot pink bra, it still bled hot pink stains oall over my front and back of a white shirt. I did change out bra abd shirt, but did wear my Sparkle Skirt for the entire time and didn't change my socks either. Did chafe my inner thighs, but it didn't really hurt that much, and got a mark on both inner kees then the compression sleeves hit. had to readjust those.
I'm just not enough of a night owl. I didn't sleep full nights like last year, but broke it up into a sements of a few miles between resting. Lol..I never saw midniight, but i did see 2 am, and 4 am, and dawn on three mornings. Really wish I could flip it and do larger chunks in the cool at night. Chalk that up to improved, but not perfect.
Evern though I got by with absolutely no blisters, I do need to train for long walks by doing longer walks. get to a point (which I cannot pinpoint) and you feet just hurt.
A full night's sleep and then some, and I'm not feeling too bad today. Still very much a recovery day and glad I didn't go into work--those high stools would have been torture.
Only listened to a couple hours of music, some Cullan's Hounds and the Sweeny Todd Soundtrack.
Bothered my obsesive tendancies that I couldn't fugure out on the course what as a quarter mile, a half mile, three quarters; in my head they were not even distances.(I broke it down mentally into smaller bits. From the start, throught the the woods to our tent; our tent to the far corner; corner around the out and back, and then the hill section to finish) And I was not a big fan of the change to the course that made for a noticalbe uphill then downhill right to the start/finish.
I managed to stay on track while B was gone (He had to work on Sunday night). Missed him though, he's good crew.
I couldn't beleve how many folks knew my name. (more than I knew in return) and I apprieciate every call out and wave of support I got. You even feel like the top placers, like liz bauer, meant it. I was definitely the fattest person out there. I got a few of the "I'm so proud of you" remarks that have to do with being a "good fatty", one who is out there doing something.I always feel wishy-washy about those comments. But for the most part, it was good. Tammy, Janette, Lynne, Janet, Terri and Steve, and other assorted old guys. :) Graham and Mona came up from Huntsville for a litle bit on Saturday, so it was nice to see them in passing.
Will write a race report later, but basically I think I hit all my marks--did 23 more miles than last year's race, rested and slept less (but atill rather too much.)
I'm tired. My feet are hurting. Little bit of thigh chafing. NO blisters.
"fun" was had.
random thoughts:
The tent was kind of a snafu; guess who had grabbed the tent but not the over-tent fly? B jerry-rigged one with a tarp. For a cheap tent, it has served it's prupose at several 24 and multiday events.
Weather was good anyway, well, realitively. Cooler than last year but still around 90 degrees, and figure in some bounce back from the pavement during hottest part of the afternoons. I had to take a nap on the first afternoon. was feeling light headed and a bit sicky. That was probably the worse point, physically; that or when my knees started to lock up late in the game. Managed to not get any major sunburn; kept it knocked down with 70 sunscreen reapllied several times.
During some of the hot, would soak a handtowl in ice water and put it over my shoulders. Bet I looked at a little hag shuffling out her miles with her shawl on. Also, even though I had peviouslty washed a new hot pink bra, it still bled hot pink stains oall over my front and back of a white shirt. I did change out bra abd shirt, but did wear my Sparkle Skirt for the entire time and didn't change my socks either. Did chafe my inner thighs, but it didn't really hurt that much, and got a mark on both inner kees then the compression sleeves hit. had to readjust those.
I'm just not enough of a night owl. I didn't sleep full nights like last year, but broke it up into a sements of a few miles between resting. Lol..I never saw midniight, but i did see 2 am, and 4 am, and dawn on three mornings. Really wish I could flip it and do larger chunks in the cool at night. Chalk that up to improved, but not perfect.
Evern though I got by with absolutely no blisters, I do need to train for long walks by doing longer walks. get to a point (which I cannot pinpoint) and you feet just hurt.
A full night's sleep and then some, and I'm not feeling too bad today. Still very much a recovery day and glad I didn't go into work--those high stools would have been torture.
Only listened to a couple hours of music, some Cullan's Hounds and the Sweeny Todd Soundtrack.
Bothered my obsesive tendancies that I couldn't fugure out on the course what as a quarter mile, a half mile, three quarters; in my head they were not even distances.(I broke it down mentally into smaller bits. From the start, throught the the woods to our tent; our tent to the far corner; corner around the out and back, and then the hill section to finish) And I was not a big fan of the change to the course that made for a noticalbe uphill then downhill right to the start/finish.
I managed to stay on track while B was gone (He had to work on Sunday night). Missed him though, he's good crew.
I couldn't beleve how many folks knew my name. (more than I knew in return) and I apprieciate every call out and wave of support I got. You even feel like the top placers, like liz bauer, meant it. I was definitely the fattest person out there. I got a few of the "I'm so proud of you" remarks that have to do with being a "good fatty", one who is out there doing something.I always feel wishy-washy about those comments. But for the most part, it was good. Tammy, Janette, Lynne, Janet, Terri and Steve, and other assorted old guys. :) Graham and Mona came up from Huntsville for a litle bit on Saturday, so it was nice to see them in passing.
