StarGirl11
Long time DL Runner who is finally coming home
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2012
Thought I should post in (been meaning too just been busy with school and travel to CA for Avengers!).
Race went surprisingly well considering I missed a month of regular training (well I crossed training but that's not the point) with my hip issues. Hip held out great until we hit DHS. Then both started bothering me in some form. One was more of a cramp, the other was the pain I've come to associate with this problem.
But I finished! Was it slow as heck for me (3:31) because of the issues? YEP. But I managed to finish.
I have more hope for Avengers. Mainly because a) no rain and b) went to a Galloway meeting yesterday where I was shown a slightly different running gait that jars my hip less. So I'm thinking I might be able to get back to my old pace -fingers crossed- if I use it. Taking for a test run tonight with some friends.
No blisters for me. Just really wet when I was done even with me wearing my jacket the entire distance (admittedly not entirely zipped up, I decided to throw it on during the walk to the start. Hard to zip when walking). Main problem was I started out great eating my GU then I forgot to keep at it after a while. Need to really keep at that with my longer races and runs.
ETA: Something my Mom overheard someone say at the airport when we were flying out. Apparently she heard a lady in the airport say 'Real runners don't wear their medals.'
Not sure what her issue was. Would love to have had a chance to actually talk to her and tell her this was my 17th half and been running for going on four years now and I wear my medals after every race.
Race went surprisingly well considering I missed a month of regular training (well I crossed training but that's not the point) with my hip issues. Hip held out great until we hit DHS. Then both started bothering me in some form. One was more of a cramp, the other was the pain I've come to associate with this problem.
But I finished! Was it slow as heck for me (3:31) because of the issues? YEP. But I managed to finish.
I have more hope for Avengers. Mainly because a) no rain and b) went to a Galloway meeting yesterday where I was shown a slightly different running gait that jars my hip less. So I'm thinking I might be able to get back to my old pace -fingers crossed- if I use it. Taking for a test run tonight with some friends.
No blisters for me. Just really wet when I was done even with me wearing my jacket the entire distance (admittedly not entirely zipped up, I decided to throw it on during the walk to the start. Hard to zip when walking). Main problem was I started out great eating my GU then I forgot to keep at it after a while. Need to really keep at that with my longer races and runs.
ETA: Something my Mom overheard someone say at the airport when we were flying out. Apparently she heard a lady in the airport say 'Real runners don't wear their medals.'
Not sure what her issue was. Would love to have had a chance to actually talk to her and tell her this was my 17th half and been running for going on four years now and I wear my medals after every race.