ran 13.1 mile in a race in Snow Canyon, By st George, Sore legs
I did a very slow 13.1 (9-9:30min/mile) around a 2mile loop golf course yesterday. Partly to try new shoes (Altra Torin 4) but secretly to gauge whether I could do a full 100miles on this same course running by myself.
I learned a few things: Firstly, physically it feels very possible to me:
I made efforts to carefully avoid overstriding or breaking into a full run, walking whenever my heartrate rose or on small hills, and on keeping an
upright posture to avoid lower back and hipflexor pain (this is the one
thing I like Altra shoes for, I don't like them otherwise), and keeping heartrate low. Afterwards I was not overly tired or sore, and that I
could've gone on.
But it is really hard mentally. The thought of doing this loop 50-55 times
was too draining to even contemplate. All I did was 7 loops, and even then
all I could bear to think about was drinking *this* bottle of fluid before
the end of the loop, and never looking at my watch :)
Thirdly, I'd grossly misthought how my sweat rate varies widely. I can
sweat up to 60oz/hr on a hot day, but although I cut back to 40oz/hr, afterwards I felt bloated and found I'd gained several pounds in just a
couple hours. In this colder weather (40-55F) and slow paces, I'll have to
cut this back to say 20oz/hr. Accordingly I'll have to adjust the calorie concentration of my drink mix. Complications !
rms
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