Yesterday before work i decided to hammer out a 13 mile run. I ended going on some rail trails which are more flat then anything to simulate this upcoming marathon. I felt pretty good but i remembered how much i hate running on flat pavement, lol. Give me trails and mountains and i will be happy for hours. Ah well it was good though. The weather was in the low 40's with some wind and i kept snotting on myself when i was running but it wasn't to bad, i guess.
I had a new pair of wicked socks on and my feet blistered up after just a few miles. It sucked bad, but i kept thinking of something Dave Goggins said during the 06' badwater race. To summarize it was something to the effect, "It didn't matter if i stopped and changed my shoes my feet were still going to hurt no matter what, so why stop...", pretty awesome. I have some spots that i need to tape for the marathon. I am glad i found them now and not during the marathon.
I averaged 8:40 to 8:45 minute miles which is right on course for the marathon pace i was shooting for. Granted i am not the fasted guy out there but i pride myself on being consistant and persistant.
"Risk everything, or gain nothing"
--Geoffrey De Charny, 1358
218lbs
Before my last powerlifting competition
189lbs
My first Ultra -- a 50K
Stephanie and I woopin' it up
About Me
- Jay
- I have competed in wrestling, strongman,boxed, powerlifting, MMA, and running. Its quite a variety of contrasting sports but i guess thats what ADD does to you. When i say i competed it means i actually entered competitions, won some lost some. Fact is i did more than just practice.
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when you go for the longer runs, what is the 1st part of you that fatigues?
oh ya, what kind of shoes do you run in, do you prefer lightweight or go for more cushion?
The response i post with you is the same response i am going to post on the blog if you don't mind. On long runs the first thing to fatigue is my mind, seriously. When running trails and roads at the same time i use Nike Pegasus. When running roads alone i use Brooks Adrenaline 6s and when i run trails alone i use La Sportiva. I prefer support over cushion. Hope this helps.
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