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After having success with the Great Aloha Run in February, one of the women in my gym got me to sign up for the Hibiscus Half Marathon. I ran it today and I finished. However, today, the course won. I finished in 3:13 which is just under 15 minute mile pace... very, very slow. By the way, my woman friend finished in 1:48 and the winner finished is 1:10. I've got a long way to go to get a respectable time.
I ran out of gas at the 11 mile mark just short of the second run up Diamond Head. It was blazing hot today and my fitness level is only good for about 10-11 miles. The last 2 miles were excruciatingly difficult. I hit the wall and had to walk/run the last 2 miles with lots of cramping in the last 1/2 mile. I could have used 2 more months training. I will be trying again in Hickam on August 15, so I hope to defeat that course with some more intense training.
Over the past 4-5 weeks, I have been running between 6-10 mile training runs. I had diffculty training to due some illness and ankle problems from an old torn achilles tendon injury. Those set me back a bit. The only good news is that I found a new therapist who is helping me rehabilitate an injury I had 15 years ago. It's amazing to me how much you need to do to keep your body in peak physical condition. Rolling, massages, stretching is just as important as the actual weight work and running.
My legs are extremely tired right now. And, I'm starving. I burned about 1800 calories on the run today. I did have several of those 100 calorie gels which provice instant energy. They are a runners best friend. But, when you hit the wall, the only thing that powers you to the finish is desire. As I ran the last 200 yards toward the finish line, I was screaming to pump myself up enough to power my legs to keep going.
That was the single most difficult thing I have ever done. I can't even imagine how a marathon is even possible.
I ran out of gas at the 11 mile mark just short of the second run up Diamond Head. It was blazing hot today and my fitness level is only good for about 10-11 miles. The last 2 miles were excruciatingly difficult. I hit the wall and had to walk/run the last 2 miles with lots of cramping in the last 1/2 mile. I could have used 2 more months training. I will be trying again in Hickam on August 15, so I hope to defeat that course with some more intense training.
Over the past 4-5 weeks, I have been running between 6-10 mile training runs. I had diffculty training to due some illness and ankle problems from an old torn achilles tendon injury. Those set me back a bit. The only good news is that I found a new therapist who is helping me rehabilitate an injury I had 15 years ago. It's amazing to me how much you need to do to keep your body in peak physical condition. Rolling, massages, stretching is just as important as the actual weight work and running.
My legs are extremely tired right now. And, I'm starving. I burned about 1800 calories on the run today. I did have several of those 100 calorie gels which provice instant energy. They are a runners best friend. But, when you hit the wall, the only thing that powers you to the finish is desire. As I ran the last 200 yards toward the finish line, I was screaming to pump myself up enough to power my legs to keep going.
That was the single most difficult thing I have ever done. I can't even imagine how a marathon is even possible.
All for a good cause.
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