So how did it go:
Well this was my first official race since 2003! And my first race since my foot injury which I think I can say is officially healed after 2 years of major annoyances and having to start and stop running over and over. I am now running farther and feeling pretty good
Clothes - I was freezing at the start line and couldn't wait to go. By 4k the gloves were off, I was sweaty and the coat was starting to get unzipped. I was really good until about 7k when I stepped in a huge puddle and soaked my shoes. My feet were frozen until Monday morning.
Food - I had a really good supper the night before. I should have ate more for breakfast, I only had a packet of cream of wheat and a glass of water. (I think it only totalled about 100 calories - not a smart move.) Normally I would have juice with breakfast, but I didn't want to chance an upset stomach before the race because we only had orange juice in the house. So by 6k I was bonking. Luckily I had a gel in my fuel belt. (I usually have to take one every 40-45 minutes or so to get through a long run.) Unluckily the husband didn't buy another gel on Saturday like I asked him too. He usually doesn't need them but he was bonking too so I offered to share mine. Bad move I only got half the gel and really could have used the whole thing. I had a bit of the shakes when I finished the race. Next time I will definately eat more before I run or carry extra food.
Race - the race started well up to the 1k mark. Then I managed to click my hip out of place. I started to panic a bit but didn't say anything. It took about 10-15 minutes before it clicked back into place. Thank goodness I got to see the chiropractor this week, I managed to rotate it out of place a bit. Then the wind, what more can I say. It was pretty wicked. When we hit 5k I looked at my watch and saw we were at just over 29 minutes. I looked at my husband and said we're not going to break an hour. I was a little disappointed because we had been running faster than that in the last couple weeks. The last 5k seemed to go a bit faster. A guy in the crowd gave me a high 5 at 8k and for some reason it really perked me up and I started to get faster. Then we hit Smyth Road and got stopped by the police to let traffic through before they would let us run back to the hospital. A group of about 20 or so people stood at the lights while they let a ton of cars through. This was at 57 minutes - I knew for sure then that we wouldn't be under an hour. I checked my watch and we stopped for approx. 40 seconds at the light. So I guess I got an extra mini walking break. We ran pretty fast back to the finish line my watch said 1:02:12 and the clock said 1:02:31(that included the extended wait at the lights) So all in all not too bad of a day.
For next time:
Eat more breakfast!!
Make sure I have some type of fuel with me for the run. I am thinking of putting diluted gatorade in a couple flasks to see how that goes. I will test that theory out on Sunday.
Husband gets to carry his own water and fuel. We run out if he shares mine.
Bring my MP3 player. I really would have enjoyed running listening to my music.
Tori
RMB - Tori's first race in 3 years!
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braveheart
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Welcome back to racing, Tori! Nice run in the wind.
This is one race I won't be doing if they keep stopping runners to let cars through......
This is one race I won't be doing if they keep stopping runners to let cars through......
Nicholas
Events in 2018
Walking, Yoga, Soccer scrimmages and whatever else I can do
Hip replacement on September 10....now doing a variation of the None to Run plan
Events in 2018
Walking, Yoga, Soccer scrimmages and whatever else I can do
Hip replacement on September 10....now doing a variation of the None to Run plan
Welcome back Tori to the world of racing.
Sharing you gel just earned you some good race karma
Sharing you gel just earned you some good race karma
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"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
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scrumhalfgirl
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Welcome back to racing. It sounded like you have a pretty good race for the first one in a couple of years!
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"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: 'This could be interesting'." - Paddy Lennox
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Good job Tori! Enjoyed your report. 
I do the diluted gatorade in my fuel belt - that and half a cliff bar (can't stomach gels) The gatorade helps take away that nasty plastic bottle taste too.
I do the diluted gatorade in my fuel belt - that and half a cliff bar (can't stomach gels) The gatorade helps take away that nasty plastic bottle taste too.
Jenn
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