Would You Like Some Bandaids For Those?
Lately, I've been remiss in blogging due to time constraints. I've thought about blogging a lot but somehow that's just not the same thing. It's actually a little frustrating to have things to blog about and then have to just keep putting them on the back burner - where eventually they become of little interest (assuming any are of interest in the first place). But, without hesitation I need to post something, no matter how much, about today's Garden of the Gods 10 mile run.
Over the last couple weeks since my previous blog entry I've been taking things pretty easy. After my second full course run I was feeling pretty weak and having troubles maintaining my normal training intensity. So, I started to back off my training in an effort to just feel fresh and ready to run again. I mistakenly ran the full course a third time and it turned out to be very slow and frustrating. With that, I continued to back off on of my mileage, intensity and frequencyo. I believe backing off was the right thing to do and I slowly started feeling like myself again. Then this last week prior to the race I continued to take it easy - possibly too easy but I was nervous about starting to feel like I couldn't run and push the pace on race day like I've been planning.
This morning I was feeling good and only time would tell whether or not I've trained enough over this last week. It was a beautiful morning in the garden - actually a bit cooler than normal yet still gorgeous and warm and also still hot once well into the run.
I've heard about runners writing their splits upside down on the race bib to help them hit their race day goal and so that's what I did. I took my best training run of the full race course and started adjusting the times until I had the total down to 90 minutes. I tried to consider things like was the mile in question mostly up hill or down, was it early on or late in the race, etc. 90 minutes is very ambitious for this course with its hills but since I had already broken my 10:00/mi goal pace with a 9:34 I thought why not shoot for an overall 9:00 pace.
Here's how my previous best training run, race day goal and actual splits broke out:
| Mile | Previous | Race Goal | Actual | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
9:41 9:26 10:05 9:03 9:14 8:47 9:39 9:46 10:17 9:37 |
9:00 9:00 9:45 8:30 8:45 8:15 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:00 |
8:48 8:13 9:57 8:28 9:15 8:22 9:32 9:50 9:38 9:12 * 8:02 |
-0:12 -0:47 +0:12 -0:02 +0:30 +0:07 +0:32 +0:35 +0:08 +0:12 +2:07 |
* = The race course ended up being 10.27 miles according to my garmin.
Around mile 9 I was really starting to wonder what I've gotten myself into with this running thing and when thoughts of my first marathon would come to mind the only thing I could think was - what was I thinking?! But these feelings subsided once I made it to the finish line and hopefully with the right training everything will be fine in September. I'm really just starting to race and to learn the ropes and I'm happy with my overall performance.
On thing the above table doesn't tell is how I ruined my new shirt. Being a relatively new runner I'm still trying to acquire the appropriate running clothes and though I now have some running shorts, I normally just run in an old t-shirt. Well, the shirt for this race is not just a t-shirt but an actual running shirt and though I really didn't know if you’re supposed to wear the shirt you get for the race in the race - I thought I'd give it a try.
Apparently, not only do you need to be concerned with what shirt you wear but also putting some thought into where you place the safety pins to hold your race bib is a really good idea. I placed mine, though I didn't think about it at the time, roughly in the vicinity of my nipples. Around mile 8 or so I noticed two rather large red circles on my chest and immediately realized what was going on. Unfortunately, in the midst of a race you don't have a lot of time to stop and worry about stuff like this. It wasn't really hurting at this point anyway and I wish I hadn't even noticed it until after the race. At the two last water stations I proceeded to take a drink of water and dump the rest of the water on myself in an effort to get a little relief from the race. The dumping of the water ended up streaking the right circle down practically to my waist. Needless to say, I looked like million bucks by the time I ran through the crowd down to the finish line.
But once the race was over I momentarily forgot about what I must look like as I basked in the fact that the race was over. I still don't even know what my official time was but do know that I missed my goal by at least a couple minutes. I was walking around drinking gatorade and greeting my awesome family who came out to cheer me on when I realized I still needed to push stop on my garmin (at that point it read 1:33:28).
After standing around talking and drinking cup after cup of gatorade for a few minutes - I was reminded of my unfortunate situation several times. Mostly by concerned and well meaning friends or runners. Then as we made our way past a medic tent a girl looked at me and asked "Would you like some bandaids for those?" That's not something I thought I would be hearing today nor did I think I would be standing at a medic tent with my shirt up having bandaids applied to my nipples - there's a first time for everything I guess. There were some uncomfortable/slightly embarrassing moments as we continued to make our way through the crowd. But nothing will ever compare to the pain I felt when I got home and took a shower. Between the stinging of the air and the burning of the water it was excruciating.
I just checked and the results are already posted. Looks like I didn't come in much before what my garmin said afterall. I'm still happy though!
Comments
Inspite of the painful mishap with the safety pins, you looked great this morning and actually looked like you could keep going!!!! I hope it was as memorable running as it was watching you achieve this first of many goals. What a wonderful morning. Thanks for letting me be apart of it.
Posted by: Cheri | June 11, 2006 06:18 PM
WOW! great race, heath! you did a fantastic job! man, knowing how hilly that course is, i can only imagine how quick you'd be in a flat race. well done!
and nipples? get some of those little cicular band aids. they're a life saver.
Posted by: jeff | June 13, 2006 09:25 AM
ouch!
great race, sounds like you had so much fun!!
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