Big Sur Marathon
Weather=perfect. Overcast and warm at the start. Sunny but not too hot at the finish.Shoes+clothes=perfect. For some reason, Ascics work for marathons.
Food+liquids supply=overstocked, so heavy. 1 liter of pedialyte was overkill; I had more than 1/2 of it at the end.
Mood=good. The relay runners who bounded past me with their "I just started" leaps made me smile. Oh, to be them, or at least to feel as bouncy as they looked...
Sleep coefficient=good enough. Better than other times (Sacramento, San Diego,...)
So why was I sooooooo slow? (4:46).
Explanations:
overtraining - I was tired on those last long runs,
incorrect training - we did drop track in favor of hills,
vegetarianism - this one would get my chiropractor's vote, but Scott Jurek wins ultras on potatoes and beans!
old age - not yet, pleeez,
motherhood - another "catch-all" I don't want to accept,
forgot to eat the e-caps - maybe, but there was the Pedialyte,
lack of a personal trainer - hmmm.
posted by Iron Dayle @ 3:15 PM
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