Cassinonorth
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When are you signing up for The Barkleys?
Yeah fuck that. I'm not sure there's a moment of that race that's enjoyable. And I'd probably die lost in the TN woods.When are you signing up for The Barkleys?
Yeah fuck that. I'm not sure there's a moment of that race that's enjoyable. And I'd probably die lost in the TN woods.
I do think it's interesting having a race where not everyone finishes or there's only a handful of finishers is interesting.Not even type 2 fun... Straight into type 3 fun. Gonna be brutal next year since 3 people finished this year too.
That just sounds like the Fat Bike thing I did with @Stef where we rode in circles until people just quit (like me)I do think it's interesting having a race where not everyone finishes or there's only a handful of finishers is interesting.
I've considered doing the "Last Man Standing" type race where every hour on the hour you start a new lap typically 4 miles. So it's a management aspect of not going too hard every hour to do those 4 miles but leaving enough time to deal with fluids/nutrition/self-care. As the race goes on people drop out and the field gets smaller and smaller.
Probably a great first marathon, my only concern would be logistics. If it were me I would 100% would want to be in a hotel or such near the start. Not drive in from NJ or anything that morning.Solid effort Steve.
Question.
Should your first marathon ever be NYC Marathon 2024?
Asking for a friend.. for real....
She did 1 half marathon and couldn't walk for a week.Probably a great first marathon, my only concern would be logistics. If it were me I would 100% would want to be in a hotel or such near the start. Not drive in from NJ or anything that morning.
Most marathons would be fine for a first, just need to train. Anyone doing a marathon should be comfortable at the shorter distance and not jump up to it.
I would seriously say there's no comparison between a half and full. Doing a full is like the effort of doing 3 halves.
Don't need to do a 26.2m practice run nor should she. Need to train, if she can do the longest run during training and be comfortable she will probably be fine. Longest run is usually 16-20 miles.She did 1 half marathon and couldn't walk for a week.
Lots of 5k and 10k.
She's got a year to figure it.
I guess it's not my problem.
I told she should at least do 1 practice 26.2 before the big one.
Best thing is consistency and not going to hard all the time.
Great time and good decisions!Slight update as I did the Richmond Half-Marathon today:
2022 was supposed to be Richmond Marathon try #2. But as mentioned previously with moving out of NJ I changed registration to 2023.
Running a fair amount this year, then moved into Marathon training with three issues:
1) Not following training plan and riding the mountain bike instead.
2) Summer heat.
3) Injuries/Fatigue, mostly post Grand Canyon Trip.
A week or so after GC trip I broke. I'm not sure if it was all the GC hiking/running, flying back and then into a hard week. Roughly 3 weeks ago I did a long run in Pisgah and decided while the run was OK, I wasn't in Marathon shape. So I changed my registration from Marathon to Half-Marathon. I wasn't fully committed to the Marathon and the risk of injury was too high and I have 0 interest in being injured.
Shortly after that each and every run leading up to this week has been worse than the prior run. Wednesday's group run I couldn't even hang on to the lead group and was in no-man's land on the run, not looking great leading up to the race. Thursday was a more painful run and Friday I just skipped the easy 3-mile shakeout run after arriving into Richmond late.
I had in my head a 1:45 Half-Marathon time would be an awesome moonshot but 1:55 would be a safe & realistic time for the fatigue I've felt and the hip/leg/knee/foot pain I've had on recent runs. I ran a 1:55 in a half-marathon years ago in meh shape so that was my only guide.
So in the starting corral like an idiot I just got right with the pacers for 1:45. There goes the whole "start slow and see how it feels" start to the race. Kept up with the pace group for 1:45 for a few miles and after the 2nd mile or so I started to warm up. After about 5 miles I got frustrated running elbow to elbow and the pacers yelling out so I ran around the group to catch up with the people who seemed to be pacing 1:45ish but running 30-50 feet in front of the pacers. Stupid, risky but I decided I'd rather push hard and risk blowing up then finishing too strong and aim for 1:45.
I had a Honey Stinger Gel around the 30 minute mark and a GU from an aid station just before the hour. I'm pretty sure both gave me stomach pains where I felt like I had a hernia but they passed after a mile. My ankle hurt at one point, my knee at another point but neither for more than an hour. Only took water at the aid station after the first GU hoping it would help my stomach.
I'd say 8 miles in I started to just slightly push a little harder. Nothing crazy but the 1:45 group kept falling further and further behind and the mix of runners I had with me kept changing as people were feeling good or falling apart. Kept my pace relatively consistent and pretty much nailed the push at the end to the finish. The last part of the race is a steep downhill which sounds great but at speed kills the legs.
Finished way quicker than I expected, no pain, and ended up walking 8 miles around Richmond to restaurants/coffee shops afterwards.
Makes no sense to me, and not exactly earth shattering quick but I did PR in pretty much every distance. 800m all the way to 13.1m. Even more surprised my fastest 5k was the last 5k. Apparently I need a 10 mile warmup for a 5k?
Not fast for a runner but end result of a race I didn't really give a shit about:
Gun time: 1:43:31
Chip Time: 1:42:58
Pace: 7:52
Garmin: 13.25mi 1:43:16 7:47/mi
Male 40-44: 67 of 337
Can't wait to ride my bike more.
I have very little interest in doing a road marathon again. I don't have the interest to put in the road miles and training. Would rather ride my bike. Training for a road race is a great way to dislike running. Also a Marathon is a horrible way to see a city as it entirely interferes with walking around and enjoying a city. And it's too hard to enjoy the scenery when racing.Great time and good decisions!
Chicago is flat, do that one!