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Ran a 10k - Official Thread (15 Viewers)

Billy Yang and Mario Fraioli have a Weekly Rundown podcast that is usually Patreon-only for Billy's supporters, but they'll release one publicly every once in awhile.  Billy just put out their Olympic Trials preview podcast which is a good listen on both the men's and women's races during your next run or on your way to ATL for the race ( @gruecd and @gianmarco -  at the end they also mention a couple of events they'll be at in ATL).  

Mario publishes a weekly Morning Shakeout newsletter covering the sport, if you're a fan and not subscribed you should be, and he also has a podcast (which I don't listen to very often as it's not particularly ultra-focused even though he does coach some ultra runners as well).  He also has eight athletes competing in the trials this weekend, so he's got a pretty good finger on the pulse of the race.

@Zasada if you're not watching all of Billy's videos, you're missing out on some great ultra running motivation and story telling.

 
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Supposedly all Nike runners will be given a pair of the new Alphaflys that drop on the 29th before the race. Look for the black and green shoes, @gianmarco and @gruecd! If someone leaves a size 12 laying around, feel free to hook your boy up. 

 
Well I was just notified that my 40 miler is now a 26.2 mile.  Weather forecast now calls for snow the entire way.  27 degree start dropping to 16 degrees at the turnaround.  Winds now down to 20-25 mph.  Would love to beat my 6h18m from last year, but the descent might be a little to treacherous to push the pace.  Looks like a fun run is in the cards.

 
My friend had turkey sandwiches last night for dinner, and an uneventful run this morning. 

Just because I know you guys were hammering the F5 key waiting for the update.  

You can now go about your normal day.

 
Last night in the pool was fun.

Swam a fairly routine workout- 300 warmup, 700 pull, 5x 25 breast / 75 free, 500 with fins, another 5x 25 breast / 75 free, then figured I'd see what my 100 time is right now. Hit at 1:27 which I'm okay with for now.  100 recovery, tried to do another 100 for time. Pushed off the wall - 😵 Charlie horse! Stopped, kinda walked back to the wall, stretched, felt okay. Try again - 😲 another Charlie. Hobbled back to the wall, said screw this, pulled out of the pool - another Charlie! Sat down, stretched, tried to get up, failed. Damn legs wouldn't support my weight to stand up. Eventually I pulled myself up on the bench, hobbled to the jacuzzi. Got better. 

I've never cramped like that even during a long race. 

This has happened a few times lately, but only when I ran or rode the trainer earlier that morning.  That made sense to me as my legs were already tired, but yesterday didn't make any sense. 

 
Zasada said:
@Juxtatarot, you're cranking some serious miles YTD.  On pace for 3,073mi or 4,916km!  You targeting a 3,000mi goal?
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This reminded me to look at the 2,500 mile competition and as I suspected I have been surpassed by @pbm107 and @gruecd, never to be heard from again. But if you had told me I'd be this far ahead of @SteelCurtain I'd have called you a liar. He made other priorities this month, so perhaps I can hold him off at least through spring. Defeat is inevitable though.

 
pbm107 said:
What race are you targeting this spring?
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I'm not sure yet.  I think I'm running the usual 5K with my mom for St. Patrick's Day but that hasn't been finalized.  I don't think I'm in 5K racing shape though so I don't have high expectations. 

There is a 10K in early April that I've run before.  10K is my weakest PR.  I'll run some more tempos in March, check the weather, and decide from there if I think I have a shot.  

Maybe I'll find a late spring half too.  

I'm more focused on the fall than the spring.  I'll be in a new age group in the fall too.

 
-OZ- said:
Last night in the pool was fun.

Swam a fairly routine workout- 300 warmup, 700 pull, 5x 25 breast / 75 free, 500 with fins, another 5x 25 breast / 75 free, then figured I'd see what my 100 time is right now. Hit at 1:27 which I'm okay with for now.  100 recovery, tried to do another 100 for time. Pushed off the wall - 😵 Charlie horse! Stopped, kinda walked back to the wall, stretched, felt okay. Try again - 😲 another Charlie. Hobbled back to the wall, said screw this, pulled out of the pool - another Charlie! Sat down, stretched, tried to get up, failed. Damn legs wouldn't support my weight to stand up. Eventually I pulled myself up on the bench, hobbled to the jacuzzi. Got better. 

I've never cramped like that even during a long race. 

This has happened a few times lately, but only when I ran or rode the trainer earlier that morning.  That made sense to me as my legs were already tired, but yesterday didn't make any sense. 
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Sucks.

You cramped or you got a knock on your leg (what I always understood Charlie horses to be)? Sounds like a low electrolyte/musce exhaustion cramp?

And vnever during a race?

 
Juxtatarot said:
I'm not sure yet.  I think I'm running the usual 5K with my mom for St. Patrick's Day but that hasn't been finalized.  I don't think I'm in 5K racing shape though so I don't have high expectations. 

There is a 10K in early April that I've run before.  10K is my weakest PR.  I'll run some more tempos in March, check the weather, and decide from there if I think I have a shot.  

Maybe I'll find a late spring half too.  

I'm more focused on the fall than the spring.  I'll be in a new age group in the fall too.
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Don't forget that we need to find a 5K between April and the fall when we don't compete for the same AG.   I think I'm doing one with my brother late April, so let's think about May or June and monger some medal

 
El Floppo said:
Sucks.

You cramped or you got a knock on your leg (what I always understood Charlie horses to be)? Sounds like a low electrolyte/musce exhaustion cramp?

And vnever during a race?
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I'm not real sure what you mean by knock on the leg, it's possible we mean the same. Painful muscle contraction which lasted at least a few seconds. 

I've gotten them during the swim portion of 70.3s (surprisingly not during the one full) but they go away and weren't as bad. I think the worst I had during a race was as I was getting out of the water in Raleigh, hobbled for a few seconds and off I went. Even that one wasn't debilitating.

 
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Unless 30 minutes of shoveling counts, yesterday was my first actual rest day since Thanksgiving. And I don't feel rested at all. It's an odd life we runner's live.

 
-OZ- said:
I'm not real sure what you mean by knock on the leg, it's possible we mean the same. Painful muscle contraction which lasted at least a few seconds. 

I've gotten them during the swim portion of 70.3s (surprisingly not during the one full) but they go away and weren't as bad. I think the worst I had during a race was as I was getting out of the water in Raleigh, hobbled for a few seconds and off I went. Even that one wasn't debilitating.
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Just a question of semantics... I always thought of Charlie horses as getting hit or knocked/bruised on the muscle. Cramps are the contractions- water/electrolyte deficiency and/or exhaustion with the muscle locking up painfully.

As a soccer guy, I'd get both. Running/Tris, only the cramps.

Can you identify something in your diet that changed when this happens? 

 
Juxtatarot said:
I'm not sure yet.  I think I'm running the usual 5K with my mom for St. Patrick's Day but that hasn't been finalized.  I don't think I'm in 5K racing shape though so I don't have high expectations. 

There is a 10K in early April that I've run before.  10K is my weakest PR.  I'll run some more tempos in March, check the weather, and decide from there if I think I have a shot.  

Maybe I'll find a late spring half too.  

I'm more focused on the fall than the spring.  I'll be in a new age group in the fall too.
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Isn't someone else running with your Mom too?

Btw, any more massages?

 
-OZ- said:
Last night in the pool was fun.

Swam a fairly routine workout- 300 warmup, 700 pull, 5x 25 breast / 75 free, 500 with fins, another 5x 25 breast / 75 free, then figured I'd see what my 100 time is right now. Hit at 1:27 which I'm okay with for now.  100 recovery, tried to do another 100 for time. Pushed off the wall - 😵 Charlie horse! Stopped, kinda walked back to the wall, stretched, felt okay. Try again - 😲 another Charlie. Hobbled back to the wall, said screw this, pulled out of the pool - another Charlie! Sat down, stretched, tried to get up, failed. Damn legs wouldn't support my weight to stand up. Eventually I pulled myself up on the bench, hobbled to the jacuzzi. Got better. 

I've never cramped like that even during a long race. 

This has happened a few times lately, but only when I ran or rode the trainer earlier that morning.  That made sense to me as my legs were already tired, but yesterday didn't make any sense. 
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More potassium (bananas).

 
-OZ- said:
Last night in the pool was fun.

Swam a fairly routine workout- 300 warmup, 700 pull, 5x 25 breast / 75 free, 500 with fins, another 5x 25 breast / 75 free, then figured I'd see what my 100 time is right now. Hit at 1:27 which I'm okay with for now.  100 recovery, tried to do another 100 for time. Pushed off the wall - 😵 Charlie horse! Stopped, kinda walked back to the wall, stretched, felt okay. Try again - 😲 another Charlie. Hobbled back to the wall, said screw this, pulled out of the pool - another Charlie! Sat down, stretched, tried to get up, failed. Damn legs wouldn't support my weight to stand up. Eventually I pulled myself up on the bench, hobbled to the jacuzzi. Got better. 

I've never cramped like that even during a long race. 

This has happened a few times lately, but only when I ran or rode the trainer earlier that morning.  That made sense to me as my legs were already tired, but yesterday didn't make any sense. 
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That's a kick-a## workout, IMO, especially with speed at the end (probably not a wise idea).  Not surprised the legs were angry.

 
tri-man 47 said:
That's a kick-a## workout, IMO, especially with speed at the end (probably not a wise idea).  Not surprised the legs were angry.
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Thanks, and you may be right. Better to get the speed early, but I was feeling good up to that point. 

No real change in diet, at least none that would reasonably lead to cramps / Charley horses. More fiber, going away from a lower carb diet. Also giving up alcohol for Lent. Maybe that's it...🤔

 
gruecd said:
To be clear, I'm 100% not racing.  Plan is to do a few miles before, a few miles after, and run the race as a training run at something approaching goal marathon pace (whatever that is) for Boston...
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I didn't expect you'd be 'racing' it ...but not surprised you couldn't resist entering a race.   :D   If you do MP, maybe drop the pace (MP-10?) for the last 5K.

@gianmarco, do well in the 5K!  No need to kill it, but use it to gauge your pacing.  Have a fun weekend, guys!

 
-OZ- said:
Last night in the pool was fun.

Swam a fairly routine workout- 300 warmup, 700 pull, 5x 25 breast / 75 free, 500 with fins, another 5x 25 breast / 75 free, then figured I'd see what my 100 time is right now. Hit at 1:27 which I'm okay with for now.  100 recovery, tried to do another 100 for time. Pushed off the wall - 😵 Charlie horse! Stopped, kinda walked back to the wall, stretched, felt okay. Try again - 😲 another Charlie. Hobbled back to the wall, said screw this, pulled out of the pool - another Charlie! Sat down, stretched, tried to get up, failed. Damn legs wouldn't support my weight to stand up. Eventually I pulled myself up on the bench, hobbled to the jacuzzi. Got better. 

I've never cramped like that even during a long race. 

This has happened a few times lately, but only when I ran or rode the trainer earlier that morning.  That made sense to me as my legs were already tired, but yesterday didn't make any sense. 
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Strangely, I seem to have cramping during my afternoon/evening swim sessions as well.  When I swim in the mornings I've never had an issue, but in the afternoons I'll relatively routinely cramp.  I don't know if it's electrolyte imbalance, my diet, or what but the above sounds exactly like me.

 
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