My roommate had a sore throat Wed and was congested Thursday. I developed a sore throat starting Thursday and didn't get a cold till Sunday. Funny how that worked out.
The 50.2 miler was held on Saturday. My strategy this year was to walk down steep hills to save the quads and run up all hills unless it was the same speed as walking.
I hit the wall at about the same place as last year - mile 26 and 37. I was lightheaded at 26 and felt a body/mind disconnect at 37. I was able to keep running but it felt too out-of-control (like being on laughing gas at the dentist) - so I walked. I think the problem was taking 8 double caffeinated gels. Too much caffeine caused my blood sugar to drop. Fortunately, the aid station had potato chips, soup and peanut butter/jelly sandwiches. I avoided the sweets and stopped GU and Gatorade all together. I lost about 10 minutes dealing with the wall; my marathon time within the ultra was 3:53.
I finished in 8:40; last year it was 9:13, and 10:05 the year before. I am making progress. I beat Dave, Jr from the Reston group. I had passed Dave at 28 and lost motivation but kept going anyway.
I had a massage yesterday; my calves are sore. Running a technical course full of rocks and leaves takes longer to recover than running 3 marathons on asphalt.
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