1:34:47 ave 13:32. Run felt medium to mildly bad :( Glad is is done.
Can't sleep. So warning- this is going to be a long and introspective post. I have 7 miles planned for today. I sure hope the weather will cooperate! I wanted to review my race for future reference, all the things I did that worked, etc. #1 Friday- The day before the race, I did carbo load, but I did not pig out. My meals were regular to conservative, but more carbs than usual. I laid off of the fruits and veggies, as not to create tummy issues at the race. I ate bagels with hummus, rice with a bit of chicken, pasta with a bit of red sauce, etc. I also stuck to mainly white flour as to avoid possible tummy issues on the run. I drank plenty of water and NO soda ;) I took 800 mg of advil before bed. My feet have been acting up, now and again, and I wanted to make sure that there weren't any flair ups. I have been wearing my birks everywhere, even to church and work, and it has seemed to help a ton. I sure LOVE my hooker shoes, but they really bother my neuromas and fallen arch in my right foot. I look STUPID, but my feet are a ton happier! I need to find some pretty shoes that are as kind to my feet! Weight was OK friday. If I had not been racing the next day, I would not have been worried at all about my weigh in the next week ;)
#2- race day. I had a bagel and a banana for breakfast and some water. I took 2 advil at some point before the race. Oh and I was up 2 lbs from Friday morning :( This is Ok and expected. I burst into tears before I left home. I did this before Painters. It must be something I do before a big race? I must be more anxious than I realize ;) During the race I gu'd 3 times at water stations. I drank water at those and gatorade and the one I did not gu at. I did take my right shoe off at the water station by the cemetery (mile 7ish?) My neuroma was killing me and if I can take my shoe off and spread out my toes, it alleviates the pain a ton. Running skirt girl passed me while I was doing this, but I passed her back as soon as I got my shoe back on. I did take 2 advil and two tylenol during the race too. Wait- I am not sure about the advil. I need to check my race post. After the race I drank a ton of gatorade and I had a whole wheat bagel and cream cheese. At the restaurant, I ate a small piece of pizza and a salad with a bit of oil and vinegar on it. I had more G2 and then some diet Pepsi! YUMM!! I may have taken 2 more advil at this point. At home later, I continued to drink water. I ate some granola later and then went out to dinner with my daughters. I had chips and salsa and a chicken salad- lettuce, avocado and plain chicken. I used salsa for dressing. I was tired and slow, but not nearly as bad as Painters ;) Took advil for the rest of the day every 6 hours.
#3 Sunday. I woke up stiff, but not sore. Took advil in the morning. Fasted until 5 (fast sunday :). I had three small meals that evening. Fruits and proteins. No more advil that day. I drank a ton. I was up 4 lbs. (6 total from Friday ;( ) I was stiff all day. I could tell my legs were loaded with water. I did start to pee like crazy that evening. I bet you were dying to know that one ;) I also took a 3 hour nap that afternoon :D
#4 Monday. The legs felt 100% normal. 4 lbs down. Water ;) I ate lots of fruit, veggies and lean meats all day. I drank a bunch too. Now this worked great for a weigh in, but not for race recovery. I felt really great. (peeing tons ;) Oh- I also did a 60 minute leisurely walk on the treadmill and some yoga ;)
Next race, I will definitely do more protein after the race with lots of fluid intake, but I will add the usual whole grain carbs back in immediately for a better return to running. I did not experience the mock UTI symptoms that I get sometimes after a long run. Proper hydration before, during, and after a long run seem to alleviate this problem ;) I will also use the advil and tylenol again too for the race. Now weight wise- all the extra weight from the race, plus about a pound and a 1/2 came off by tuesday. I am really bad a math- so I may be messing this all up. It's hard when I am trying to be a cryptic with my actual weight #'s. Maybe some day I will be brave enough to post my actual weight- but probably not! I was about a pound less on tuesday(yesterday) than I thought I would be last thursday, if I had not raced. With the race, I was really not sure what my weight would do tuesday, as I know it always goes way up with races and long runs.
It is not snowing here yet- I sure hope I can get my miles in before the wind and snow hit! I am going to try to go back to bed. I am tired but cannot sleep! CRAP :(
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