First 1/2 Marathon done! And thank you!
Well, I did it. I finished my first 1/2 marathon with a time of 2:21:05. I added three minutes of a potty break. booo. But necessary. Hopefully Mother Nature will be nicer to me when I run my Full in the fall.
Thank you to everyone who helped with my nutrition and gels question. I drank water following my gels, and that worked great. I ate 1/2 a bagel with peanut butter two hours before the race, and then had a gel 15 minutes before we began. And a couple of chews and a gel during the race.
Anyone NOT hungry after a race? I went ate a bit of a banana, and couldn't get anything else in. We went out for brunch and I could barely look at my omelet.
It took me at least four hours before I could eat a meal.
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
I got a bit in..but man it was hard!!
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
Congrats on your Half!!!! That's a great time and it sounds like you did your nutrition right.
Yeah, I'm almost never hungry right after a long run or race but then it comes on with intensity - I get the "rungries". One tip that I've started to do in my marathon training is hydrating alot the day before a long run but then stopping all liquids 1-2 hrs before running and no caffeine in the morning. It'd been a choice between an easy poo before running (cuz that's what coffee does for me) or not having to pee every 20 min. I've actually been able to do up to 8 miles without peeing! (that's actually progress for me)
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
Rungries...I love that word. I think I finally got them at dinner, but still couldn't get much in. I think it's due to my gallbladder issues.
I would have been fine for the race without going to the bathroom....TOM was my issue....day 2....horrible. :-(
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
on 5/27/13 9:44 pm
Good job! I'm glad you made it through without any nutrition issues.
Are you going to have your gallbladder out before your fall race? I ask because I had my gallbladder out pre-RNY and it was a terrible recovery. I felt rotten and just plain run down for a couple of months after. Of course, I had to have mine out in an emergency fashion because I was sick with pancreatitis and I was 140 pounds overweight and a smoker..... So, needless to say, you're probably in a much place :)
