| Re: race report: Utica Boilermaker (2006) [message #1074036] |
Tue, 11 July 2006 04:57 |
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"Charlie Pendejo" <Charlie.Pendejo [at] gmail.com> wrote
> net 1:01:49 - #442 of 9407 finishers, 41/701 M35-39
> gun 1:02:31 - nearly caught Olena Plastinina, who must've had a
> horrible race
Maybe she was one of the ones who got you at the end?
> I achieved my primary goal of a top-500 finish, and along with having a
> terrific weekend in all other respects that's enough to make me fairly
> happy.
We have so much in common. I, too try to finish in the top 500. However, I
make sure the races I enter have 200 or less.
> week thought it might be a real possibility, as good as I was feeling
> and as well as I was running through my prerace taper; but nope, not
> this year.
What god do we need to sacrifice to in order to keep those not-so-hot race
days away?
> Sunday morning I jogged a couple miles to the race start as a warmup....
> Stopped jogging 10-15 minutes before the race, chased a caffeinated gel
> with 6 ounces of water
The whole issue of pre-race prep always interests me, so here's my .02:
Dunno if this makes any difference to anybody else, but I prefer to warm up
until the last possible minute. I don't like to be idle for more than a
couple of minutes -- not always possible in a subway-station of a race,
though. It takes me a couple of minutes to feel up to speed if I stop even
a couple of minutes. In this case the slow start worked in your favor.
Also, I avoid sugar for at least 1 hour before a run. I've read that you
can get a hypoglycemic reaction. I think this may have hurt me in the past,
so I avoid anything stronger than water or coffee just prior to racetime.
My rule is to eat no more than 200 calories no less than 2 hours prior to
the race. Otherwise I feel sluggish. (I've run many pr's on nothing but a
cup of coffee in the morning; nowadays I have a very light breakfast).
Anyway, congrats on a reasonable time (a PR?), and may you hit the next race
on a really good day...
-- Dan
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| Re: race report: Utica Boilermaker (2006) [message #1074038 ] |
Tue, 11 July 2006 05:47 |
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Dan wrote:
> Pendejo wrote:
>> nearly caught Olena Plastinina, who must've had a horrible race
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> Maybe she was one of the ones who got you at the end?
Doubt it: she started up front with the elite field, as confirmed by
her chip and gun times being equivalent. If I had overtaken her and
then she rallied to pass me at the end, I'd like to think she'd have
recognized me and offered to hook me up with some of that good Ukranian
prune yogurt.
> The whole issue of pre-race prep always interests me, so here's
> my .02:
And thanks for your tuppence. I'm fascinated by it all, and welcome
all input.
> I prefer to warm up until the last possible minute [...] not always
> possible in a subway-station of a race, though.
Bingo. I was about as last-minute as practical in this case; waiting
so long to enter the fray ultimately cost me quite a few rows' worth of
position at the starting line. Though that didn't make a substantial
difference to my chip time. And FWIW (I don't know how much that is)
with this large and dense a starting-line crowd, you're surrounded by
enough body heat to stay plenty warm and loose.
> Also, I avoid sugar for at least 1 hour before a run. I've read that
> you can get a hypoglycemic reaction.
For me, I don't worry about the hypoglycemia because I eat the gel
during a brief break between the warmup and the race, so it seems like
exercise physiology still applies. Anyhow this routine's pretty
thoroughly race-tested for me, and I did the same before my biggest
breakthrough race, at Philadelphia this spring.
> My rule is to eat no more than 200 calories no less than 2 hours prior to
> the race. Otherwise I feel sluggish.
Yeah, half a banana, one small oatmeal raisin cookie, and coffee, 2.5
hours before race time. I've also raced reasonably well off a manly
full-sized breakfast 3 hours before race time, but that might only work
in Finland.
> Anyway, congrats on a reasonable time (a PR?)
Thanks, and yeah, 'twas a 5:43 PR, my only prior shot at the distance
having been the 2004 Boilermaker. Though I must've passed the 15k mark
a minute and a half sooner at the flat, straight, cool Philthy ten
miler.
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| Re: race report: Utica Boilermaker (2006) [message #1074054 ] |
Tue, 11 July 2006 18:54 |
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Charlie Pendejo wrote:
> Dan wrote:
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> > Anyway, congrats on a reasonable time (a PR?)
>
> Thanks, and yeah, 'twas a 5:43 PR, my only prior shot at the distance
> having been the 2004 Boilermaker. Though I must've passed the 15k mark
> a minute and a half sooner at the flat, straight, cool Philthy ten
> miler.
yes Congratulations on a well run race
With thanks for a well written race report.
Now admit it, you were saving the fact it was a PR so someone could pry
it out of you. Enjoy the PR, it looks like ther are more to come.
Ed
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