BSIM 06 - Coyote view
I like Dayle's post style, so I'm copying her.Weather=comfortable. 50 degrees at the start, overcast but warm enough with a sweatshirt and fleece blanket for my legs. Warm enough to ditch both and stand for 25 minutes on Hwy1 waiting for the gun. Sun came out at mile 13, just as I crossed Bixby bridge, so that was just about perfect.
Gear=perfect. Standard nike running clothes and my asics road shoes with orthoctics, no rash, no blisters, no complaints.
Food+liquids=good. I didn't carry any water with me, and that was a tough decision because I've carried something both other marathons. I had one Builder Bar in my pocket and I drank water at every stop and gatorade at most, that's every 2.5 miles for about the first 1/3-half and every 1.5 for the rest. I felt pretty well hydrated at the end. Gels at 2 locations, I pocketed one at the first hand out and didn't use it until the end. I think I could have taken one or two more in the last 1-1/2 hours to improve energy levels, even though I didn't feel like I needed a gel.
Mood=good. I was more nervous about this one than the last one I think, but by the 2nd hour felt like I was in a pretty good groove.
Sleep=good. I function terribly on not enough sleep, and getting up at 2am was the plan, so I made sure I hit the bed by 6pm.
So I feel like the whole conservative approach worked for me this time, as long as I discount ever breaking 4 hours. The 3-day hill training cycle and creative long runs developed by ID and Arnon put down a sufficient base. I was injury free for the whole period including the marathon, so obviously my body had enough time to recover at this level. In addition, my race was very conservative, just trying to maintain 10's the whole way, including walk breaks and drinking. From this perspective, the race was much more like our training runs, where distance is the only factor, not time. By keeping my early pace under control, and not over-exerting on the hills, I had the stores to keep going at the end. Walking every now and then to eat some Builder bar was a good thing too. I think those moments of rest all along the way are key to keeping the muscles from building up too much fatigue, and consequently they are much fresher at the end.
I do think that more track training would have made me feel that little bit more confident, but it could have also induced an injury, we'll see since I'm going to add them back in this summer. Also, I have to note that the gel thing really works for me if I have gotten to the last 1/4 of the race in good shape. I noticed it in the Sac marathon and in BSIM. Always run in races with plentiful, evenly spaced water stations, its the difference between a fun marathon and a grueling last 6 miles.
posted by Patrick el Coyote @ 5:16 PM
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