18 October 2008

One Week

Hello World Wide Web! It’s good to be back! Trying to reply to RBFs via my Blackberry over the last couple weeks is not much fun.

First of all, I would like to share that Ellie’s hair looks fantastic. I really haven’t cared for her attempts in the past to darken it, but this time it’s HOT. I would also like to share that I’m hoping she’ll write more in this blog journal, so as to keep Adam (“finally, an interesting post”) happy. Jerk.

I’ve decided to ask her to become a guest columnist without consulting any of you, as I’m sure some of you would tell her to simply take over the site completely and rid yourself of my drivel all together. So take that--I'm doing what you actually want me to do, but not nearly to the extent you'd prefer.

My last long run before the Fall 50 was completed Thursday—a total of 17 miles. I did about 2.5 with Parsenn and then dropped him off and ran 14.5 miles in 1:52. After completing the mileage, I’m ready to rest and taper. It has been a crazy couple weeks in non-running life, and the mileage has added up (42 this week, 50+ the previous two weeks).

I’m especially feeling some stress in my right anterior ankle. It loosens up within a mile of starting running, but it’s sore during the day to walk on. My best guess is that it’s due to heavier mileage running on roads with a slight to moderate pitch, where my right foot is slightly higher than my left. Both marathons I ran in the last month were on roads and most of the roads used were open to traffic, resulting in the course being in the oncoming lane of traffic. So for the majority of my recent mileage I’ve been running on an angle. Unfortunately, the Fall 50 will have the same angle involved along the roads, so any mileage I’ll be doing in the next week will be on a soft surface (Grimey Runner is currently currently shaking his head and thinking to himself "What a shame...another road-induced injury. Someday he'll learn").

I’m absolutely chomping at the bit to get up to Door County and run this thing. I’ve visualized the course and thought about when I can push it and when I will walk, and I’ve thought about my nutrition and hydration plan, and I’ve wondered when I’ll hit the first “wall.”

During training I’ve run into walls like never before. In marathons I’ve hit them and gone through the low point, which seems to last a couple miles. While training on some longer runs this summer, what I’ve found different between marathon training and 50 miler training is that the wall lasts longer when on a 50 mile training run. On one of my runs, I literally sat down and waited. And waited. And swore at myself. And got depressed. Then, with a “F*@K IT!” I got up and started moving forward again. To my surprise, it wasn’t long and I was feeling as strong as I did at the beginning of the run. Lesson learned: Next Saturday there’s going to be low points. They’re going to last longer than Marathon low points. But they’re going to end. Keep moving forward. As always, if you’ve been through a 50 miler, let me know what you do to keep yourself going!

Another thought I’ve had is when to change shoes. I plan on having a couple pairs of shoes and socks along with me to change into at some point during the run, but I’m not sure when. Again, any tips or strategies, veterans?

Good luck to all the runners this weekend! Hopefully Nitmos doesn’t get mugged in Detroit, and Chia has a slightly better experience than she did in Portland.

27 comments:

Jess said...

Sounds like you're ready for next Saturday's race! And I think we need a pic of your wife's new 'do!

chia said...

Can't wait to hear about the fall 50 -- that looks like such a cool event! Good luck next weekend!!!

Thanks for your well-wishes :-).

Aron said...

i cant wait to hear how the fall 50 goes!! you have been running so hard and it will definitely pay off! good luck!!

The Laminator said...

50 miles...you are a brave, brave man. Let us know how it goes.

Helen said...

Welcome back! Sounds like you are in good shape for the 50. Hope your ankle doesn't bother you. Changing shoes is probably a good strategy - to be honest I think it's somewhat mental - unless they are wet/causing blisters your shoes won't be worn down but fresh ones do give you a boost. I don't know much about the race but if you have enough drop bags (and shoes!) I would suggest mile 20 & 40. As for getting through the low points - the good news is it won't be as bad as your worst training run. It never is! I always spend a few minutes before the race thinking about the finish, picture yourself crossing the line, how you'll feel. Come back to that image when it gets rough. Most of all, have fun! And then start running trails next year :)

Nitmos said...

No muggings but I can't find my ink pen I keep in my car so...was I looted?

Good luck. This will be a cool race to read about. Please throw up at some point. Please. Those are the best reports to read. And have you given any though to a leg extension to even out your running surface? The road may not be able to change but you can.

Seriously, go get after it!

Bill Carter said...

Hi Nic

Just getting caught up with you and Congrats! on that BQ/PR at Milwaukee. It sounds like you had a great race and you certainly deserved it after all the hard training. I agree with you that it is a very odd thing how your pace goes up and down in a marathon. I don't know if it is a question of wind, adrenaline, loss of focus or what, but things do change quickly.

Best of luck with the Fall 50.

Mark H. said...

Good luck at the Fall 50. I'm looking forward to it but I'm taking it much easier by running it on a 5-person relay team.
--Mark H.

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