tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post8938959171217038871..comments2017-09-05T00:49:55.750-07:00Comments on running ramblings: Learning the hard way....ForwardMotionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761069547180449735noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-38746451882620188412010-05-20T02:21:08.974-07:002010-05-20T02:21:08.974-07:00Thanks for the advice folks. I def need to sort ou...Thanks for the advice folks. I def need to sort out my nutrition! I can't rely on the reserves I simply don't have. I'll be experimenting with everything and keep my fingers crossed that my third attempt will be lucky??!! Clyde Stride Lee, can't wait, surely I can manage 40??!!ForwardMotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761069547180449735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-51526382252350218622010-05-19T01:39:46.654-07:002010-05-19T01:39:46.654-07:00good work for sorting out the 'unfinished'...good work for sorting out the 'unfinished' business, tough stuff!!<br /><br />...have you tried nuun tablets in water? they're electrolytes magic pills but can give the water a very subtle lemon taste that can mask that horrible plastic flavour.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181895420538192368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-69093337147196608582010-05-19T01:26:06.006-07:002010-05-19T01:26:06.006-07:00Glad you managed to finish the route the next day ...Glad you managed to finish the route the next day Lesley. I was so worried about you and like Lee said you made the right decision at Kirkmichael. I remember a couple of years back that I kept vomiting at races and it was because I was glugging water, it takes ages to work out what the real issue is though sometimes. Once you crack it though, things seem so much easier. See you at the Clyde Stride. xSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415271167635370998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-55398222300440569622010-05-18T16:02:05.816-07:002010-05-18T16:02:05.816-07:00Hi Lesley, I've had similar problems on some l...Hi Lesley, I've had similar problems on some long events in the past so understand the feeling and how frustrating it is. Now everyone's different so you have to find out what works for you, but a few of the things I've learned are<br />- I eat early on in the race because it's easy, later on you can get by with not much food if you don't feel like it - sometimes putting pressure on yourself to force stuff down is worse than not eating (one year I covered the second half of the WHW on a couple of cups of tea and a mug of soup with no ill effects afterwards).<br />- running to a schedule can make you go just that bit faster than is good for you on the day, particularly if you try to get ahead of the schedule early on, and it has a bigger effect on your digestion than you realise. I have a rule now never to run up any significant gradients until I've been running for 5 or 6 hours.<br />- a valuable lesson I learned from Jez Bragg after I had to drop out of the UTMB one year, he said if you get problems with nausea one of the most likely causes is electrolyte imbalance, so it's important to match your drinks with salt intake of some sort (I use Succeed caps but there are plenty of other strategies)<br />- above all I know for me that it's really counterproductive to get nervous about the event, both before and during. If I go out with the idea of enjoying it without bothering too much about times, I usually have a trouble-free (and overall faster) run.<br />Good luck on the next event!<br />-Andy Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484436140840957046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-89849643757550280922010-05-18T13:28:00.028-07:002010-05-18T13:28:00.028-07:00It was good to meet you on Friday night Lesley.
S...It was good to meet you on Friday night Lesley.<br /><br />Sounds as though you had some good highs but also tough lows on Saturday.<br /><br />I'm very impressed you went back to finish off the route on Sunday. That shows real character.<br /><br />Recover well and try sort out what you can eat on some long training runs.John Kynastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436853872576303518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-48875915029613253952010-05-18T13:16:11.782-07:002010-05-18T13:16:11.782-07:00Lesley, It was defo the right decision. When you a...Lesley, It was defo the right decision. When you arrived at me in Kirkmichael it was obvious how ill you were. Glad you recovered so quickly and were able to kick the Caterans ass the next day. <br />See you at the Clyde Stride in July :-)Lee Macleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222298834685515287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-63479371161061605382010-05-18T13:06:12.724-07:002010-05-18T13:06:12.724-07:00Ps: Well done for completing the route. That'...Ps: Well done for completing the route. That's tough stuff.Debs M-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710598450672711518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-82694115378974001762010-05-18T13:05:23.465-07:002010-05-18T13:05:23.465-07:00I'm rubbish at eating on the run. I had three...I'm rubbish at eating on the run. I had three jelly babies during the Fling. Shed loads of coke and lucozade though. I'll be borrowing my Grannie's falsers soon :-) xxDebs M-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710598450672711518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967838402866552933.post-62941352234076452932010-05-18T08:37:19.047-07:002010-05-18T08:37:19.047-07:00Aww glad the run on Sunday was fun. Keep at it, yo...Aww glad the run on Sunday was fun. Keep at it, you will get there eventually!Poodexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386926616020652052noreply@blogger.com