tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post3366166161682878482..comments2024-02-06T10:16:40.971+00:00Comments on Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner: Post Marathon RamblingsThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-69220210258353308002013-03-22T13:10:32.188+00:002013-03-22T13:10:32.188+00:00Dioralyte the morning of the race. Works for me! W...Dioralyte the morning of the race. Works for me! Well doneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-35031293291631013842013-03-21T19:14:02.006+00:002013-03-21T19:14:02.006+00:00Connemara 100 miler?Connemara 100 miler?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-41059148336388288222013-03-20T17:06:03.231+00:002013-03-20T17:06:03.231+00:00Great racing on a difficult courseGreat racing on a difficult courseRICK'S RUNNINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836338956751369408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-28854155679163578492013-03-20T12:33:17.807+00:002013-03-20T12:33:17.807+00:00Update the date on your marathon PB Thomas! Now 20...Update the date on your marathon PB Thomas! Now 2011!Samurai Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295160713705142193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-49553150710643607312013-03-20T10:37:28.216+00:002013-03-20T10:37:28.216+00:00Nice looking trophies - not the typical dust colle...Nice looking trophies - not the typical dust collectors that are usually awarded.<br /><br />Agree that a more salty pre-race (evening before) meal would reduce the cramping risk (popular with 6' runners) - I remember having Chinese with extra salt one warm year and had no problems.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-4152257538391967842013-03-20T03:47:03.872+00:002013-03-20T03:47:03.872+00:00Awesome! You have come a loooong way since I first...Awesome! You have come a loooong way since I first tuned in to your blog.<br />8)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752798450146454511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-2284476082084713862013-03-19T21:24:35.207+00:002013-03-19T21:24:35.207+00:00Who knows - I don't think so, and the reason w...Who knows - I don't think so, and the reason why I didn't do any more long runs in the last 6 weeks or so before the marathon was that I needed to recover after overdoing it; I think I was on the verge of overtraining and had I not dialled it back, the result would have been a lot worse, not better, but nobody knows for sure.<br /><br />My next goal race will be a long ultra and I'll do plenty of long runs (i.e. marathons) in training for that.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-83033752503891594552013-03-19T21:13:01.037+00:002013-03-19T21:13:01.037+00:00quick question . would the lack of long runs in yo...quick question . would the lack of long runs in your training (20 -22 milers) have played a part in the cramping after mile 18 ? .. you have high weekly mileage but no weekend long run?? well done on the time .. pmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-26921935160473426432013-03-19T19:04:56.520+00:002013-03-19T19:04:56.520+00:00Thanks for the link to the race he data. I find th...Thanks for the link to the race he data. I find that my polar HR strap can misread in the first couple of miles of run if I don't wet the contacts just before the run. <br /><br />The lack of signs of HR drift past the first few miles suggests that went out a tad fast and were a bit too fatigued too maintain the intensity of the first half. No doubt the cramp was a factor in this.<br /><br />Your previous marathon races you had a higher average HR, which could be age showing an effect or simply that your fitness has evolved so that your heart is much stronger, even more so than other aspects of your fitness.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Robert Osfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960356368117573952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-78732563012392747442013-03-19T16:59:40.415+00:002013-03-19T16:59:40.415+00:00Thanks Stazza, and thanks for your support on Satu...Thanks Stazza, and thanks for your support on Saturday. Just knowing that someone was rooting for me was a great boost in itself. <br /><br />That hill up to the Kerries had not looked like much in the car, but it sure felt tough on the day, I thought it was never going to end. I haven't decided about next year yet, but I am tempted to defend my M40 titles, alright.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-5194741150558433292013-03-19T15:21:44.002+00:002013-03-19T15:21:44.002+00:00Great race report and ramblings. Those hills betwe...Great race report and ramblings. Those hills between 10 and 15 miles are brutal: they sap away your glycogen stores and leave you with 11 tough miles. The last hill up into The Kerries is not much of a hill (I run it pretty much everyday) but after 21 miles it must seem like it's never going to end.<br /><br />I had planned on making Cork 2014 my first marathon but I think I'll do Tralee instead - the benefits of a hometown marathon and all that. Do you think you'll do it next year?<br /><br />Once again, well done and great to see you slogging it out and hanging tough. Many congrats on your well deserved trophies!<br /><br />StazzaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-86730426430941200422013-03-19T15:18:07.129+00:002013-03-19T15:18:07.129+00:00Robert, I did run with my HRM and the data is avai...Robert, I did run with my HRM and the data is available <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/284976365" rel="nofollow">here</a>. As usual, the HR strap misfired during the first 2 miles, after that it looks ok.<br /><br />My HR was perfectly in line with expectations, usually in the lower 160s but it inevitably fluctuated a bit with all those hills. I averaged about 164 (about 86% of my max), which is fairly standard, there was no real drift and it all looks perfectly fine.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-31469768272900407482013-03-19T14:40:47.403+00:002013-03-19T14:40:47.403+00:00Do you have the HR readings for the race? Normall...Do you have the HR readings for the race? Normally you post them after races so I do wonder if you didn’t run with one this time. It'd be interesting to see how Tralee compared with your previous marathons.<br /><br />From your splits and description of the race it's suggests you went out too fast, but really not by much at all. The cramp was clearly a bit factor in slowing down, without this your negative split would have been much less. Whether going out too fast was the cause of the cramp one can't say but it's likely to be a factor.<br /><br />Cramp is something that has set you back before so would be worth looking into resolving. Fatigue is clearly the dominant factor, but perhaps you were also low in certain minerals.<br /><br />I've just finished reading "The art and science of low carbohydrate performance" and there is chapter specifically about minerals and suggests that lack of magnesium can be the culprit rather than the usual electrolyte suspects. The book suggests using a month course of slow release magnesium tablets to get your stores back up.Robert Osfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960356368117573952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-24768341718112059242013-03-19T14:34:02.897+00:002013-03-19T14:34:02.897+00:00Well done Thomas. I love reading this Blog. I trai...Well done Thomas. I love reading this Blog. I train a lot on my own (aiming for 3:10 in Cork with a view to the elusive sub-3:00 in Dublin), reading your ramblings makes me feel a bit less nuts! Excellent writing and running!<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com