The fun side of this is in little supply at the moment I'm having to dig deep.
2 sore days and now time for a long run.
Ran Sat am, 23.1.10.
For breakfast tea, porridge, honey and blueberry's. I knew a little more what to expect today and the route was the same as last week, down to Limehouse basin again.
This time I was prepared with 2 bottles of water 500ml each and 4 gels. I purposely didn't keep an eye on my watch for time, I know the miles at certain points so just cracked on. I had my first gel and drink round about 5 miles and was feeling comfortable there were lots of people running along the canal. I wore a long sleeved top, t-shirt and the new windstop jacket, I took the jacket off at 5 miles - too hot. (somehow at this point managed to loose a bottle of water, idiot! school boy error....)
Well, the halfway point arrived quicker than I thought, I had another gel. Luckily I was able to fill my bottle up again at a dentist, result. I was under 1:18, quite pleased. The return leg was good, I was feeling pretty well, I had another gel with about 5 to go, this one made me feel a bit sick.
Came out of the canal into Islington and my knees started to become sore, really aching. With about 2 miles to go I had to keep stopping and stretching and rubbing them, disappointing.
I got to the shop grabbed a muffin and a fizzy drink then dragged my carcass up the hill home. I was pleased with my time 2:42 and 16 miles.
Now, here are my ridiculous mistakes:
1. Not eating any carbs for the best part of 5 days to try and loose some more weight.
2. Hardly eating anything for 4 hours after a run, when you've burnt nearly a 1000 calories.
We went out for some food in the evening but by this point I wasn't feeling well, what a surprise....I did eat but I think the damage was done.
It's taken me probably 3 days to get back to feeling nearly normal again but this has been a little bit of a wake up call, get a grip.....
This is my first attempt at a race of this distance, I'm not a full time athlete and work hard and have lots of other commitments. (it's just I want to do well, not win the damn thing, just really enjoy the day. I just don't do things by half which is the problem).
I'm ready now to go out for the next run....it's like an addiction......but needs to be a fun and heathy one.....
Low carbs for a week takes a bit of getting used to. Your body can adapt to this and become more efficient at burning the fat in your system but good idea if you are doing that to have a few carbs the day before a big run to stock up the muscle stores.
ReplyDeleteWe'll have to have another look at that knee problem and see if we can sort it out.