![]() Nothing to make you lose control as you try not to fall over, but definitely steep enough to encourage you to fall forward. I know this is not me in this photo, but it is from the race, and this was pretty much what the first 15 miles looked like It is what I would class as rolling hills, and those downhills were at times, aggressive. It was definitely going down most the first 15 miles, but there was a surprising amount of hills. We knew it was a net elevation loss, but Steve and I wrongly assumed this meant that it was just one gradual downhill the entire way with a flat last 10k. Steve made me strong as a runner.īut we just didn’t take into account the course, and give it enough credit. We thought we had prepared with some downhill running in training, but it just wasnt enough.ĭrew made me strong physically. I had practiced as many of the little details as I possibly could. I had practiced my race day outfit and shoes ( Saucony Fastwitch) I had practiced taking my UCAN probably 20 times, so that went down very smoothly, and for the record, I am very happy with using just UCAN, EnduroPacks Liquid Electrolytes and Run Gum as my only fuel in future marathons. I pride myself on being someone who goes above and beyond to plan and be ready for a goal race. I think for me though, the reason I was not happy initially was because I can now look back and say I was not prepared. I said that I would be before, and I meant it, I really am. I promise you that I am celebrating, and I am proud of myself. I have improved in every marathon I have run, and although this time I didn’t break my previous by 4 minutes, I still ran close to a minute, which is still a big chunk, especially as we all know the higher you go, the harder it gets. I say the same thing to you, appreciate each and every PR, as there is a day when those will stop coming, and you will wish you had celebrated more. It means you want the best out of yourself, and you want to strive to achieve excellence. I was making up excuses, I was disappointed, and it was a bit of a reality check for me.īut I think overall that is a good thing right? Okay, so you didn’t say that at all, but I am sure you were thinking it. Many of you said to me something like “it’s still a PR YOU LITTLE DIVA!!!!”. So, as you know, I raced the California International Marathon this weekend to finish in 5th place with a new PR of 2:36:39.īy the responses I got, it might have come across like I was being a bit of a brat about it. Mind you, by then blogs probably won’t exist and we will be having conversations through telepathy. Maybe I shouldn’t go into detail, do you really care that much?Īs I said to myself in my strava log, read my blog, so I have to write it, otherwise how else will I reflect when I am old and talking about the good old days? When else are you going to dive into so much detail over a few hours of your life? Which is kind of funny if you think about it. These race recaps are always so overwhelming to start. ![]()
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