Mckmain
Cathlete
Well....sometimes you just have a bad day..
...It started out good, but the 3 mile downhill after 5 miles, my legs told me they were done. I needed to have a 13 min pace by 21 miles and I had held about 11 min until the uphill at 8.8 miles. That hill killed me, I knew I would never make the 21 mile cutoff time...I was drinking my sports drink, taking my electrolytes, eating what I normally do in 50K's and doing everything right but my legs were shot. I got to a water station at about 13 and told them I was pulling out, but I needed to go to the next aid station to do that which was 3 more miles. I will say that part of the course is absolutely gorgeous, steep banks so you had to watch your footing. I walked alot as I didn't trust my legs on the rocky single track trail. You all might have laughed a bit as I was stepping over this downed log and looking at my watch at the same time I crossed....I hit the upper log with my head...yeah, at this point I needed that!!!http://planetsmilies.net/9449.gif[/img]...so any of you runners know I am racking my brain to try and figure out why? I have had some stress, I trained hard....I think next is a 30K in Oct...I think I can handle that...I hope....I sure should have gone with those cheetahs to Sonoma...I could have done a half.....Thank you Laurie for starting that post last night and for all of you here I so appreciate your good wishes...You are an awesome bunch...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/y/kiss.gif[/img]
...It started out good, but the 3 mile downhill after 5 miles, my legs told me they were done. I needed to have a 13 min pace by 21 miles and I had held about 11 min until the uphill at 8.8 miles. That hill killed me, I knew I would never make the 21 mile cutoff time...I was drinking my sports drink, taking my electrolytes, eating what I normally do in 50K's and doing everything right but my legs were shot. I got to a water station at about 13 and told them I was pulling out, but I needed to go to the next aid station to do that which was 3 more miles. I will say that part of the course is absolutely gorgeous, steep banks so you had to watch your footing. I walked alot as I didn't trust my legs on the rocky single track trail. You all might have laughed a bit as I was stepping over this downed log and looking at my watch at the same time I crossed....I hit the upper log with my head...yeah, at this point I needed that!!!http://planetsmilies.net/9449.gif[/img]...so any of you runners know I am racking my brain to try and figure out why? I have had some stress, I trained hard....I think next is a 30K in Oct...I think I can handle that...I hope....I sure should have gone with those cheetahs to Sonoma...I could have done a half.....Thank you Laurie for starting that post last night and for all of you here I so appreciate your good wishes...You are an awesome bunch...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/y/kiss.gif[/img]
