Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[Vallende Vaandel]

absolutely gutted with this lottery system entry for two oceans - I wasn't selected so no entry 😭 I can only cross fingers I'll be successful for Comrades 25 as this is my "swan's song" year before family planning takes the main stage. Sigh, I was really looking forward to suffering through Ocean's at least once. I might just through a pity party and run my own damned 56km 🤣

[Shebeen]

3 minutes ago, Vallende Vaandel said:

absolutely gutted with this lottery system entry for two oceans - I wasn't selected so no entry 😭 I can only cross fingers I'll be successful for Comrades 25 as this is my "swan's song" year before family planning takes the main stage. Sigh, I was really looking forward to suffering through Ocean's at least once. I might just through a pity party and run my own damned 56km 🤣

What? You give up way too easily!

I got a TOM entry about a month before through subs, and plenty were available.  The door is definitely not closed, complete a qualifying marathon and you'll be just fine. 

 

(Entered myself, no response yet on email)

[milky4130]

44 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

What? You give up way too easily!

I got a TOM entry about a month before through subs, and plenty were available.  The door is definitely not closed, complete a qualifying marathon and you'll be just fine. 

 

(Entered myself, no response yet on email)

Also got no email yet but if you log into your profile you'll see the status of your entry.

[Chumi]

2 hours ago, Vallende Vaandel said:

absolutely gutted with this lottery system entry for two oceans - I wasn't selected so no entry 😭 I can only cross fingers I'll be successful for Comrades 25 as this is my "swan's song" year before family planning takes the main stage. Sigh, I was really looking forward to suffering through Ocean's at least once. I might just through a pity party and run my own damned 56km 🤣

At least you got to try. I was not even aware entries were open. After 3 years of running the thing you’d think I’d at least get an email notifying me that entries are open. It doesn’t surprise me though. Looks like they don’t know what they’re doing there. 
 

I wont fight it. If an opportunity comes I’ll take it but if not I’ll run something else

[dave303e]

16 hours ago, Vallende Vaandel said:

absolutely gutted with this lottery system entry for two oceans - I wasn't selected so no entry 😭 I can only cross fingers I'll be successful for Comrades 25 as this is my "swan's song" year before family planning takes the main stage. Sigh, I was really looking forward to suffering through Ocean's at least once. I might just through a pity party and run my own damned 56km 🤣

if a race is going to be elitist and exclude people. Then the organizers do not deserve your money. There are far prettier ultra runs in South Africa to tackle that will more than welcome you to the start line...

[shaper]

1 hour ago, dave303e said:

if a race is going to be elitist and exclude people. Then the organizers do not deserve your money. There are far prettier ultra runs in South Africa to tackle that will more than welcome you to the start line...

It's a lottery system, I don't think it is being elitist?  Same as many big races where the numbers who want to run are too great and a lottery system is used.  

[Rowl]

So I entered the lottery (a friend told me it was on) and got an entry. I ran the Madibaz 21km in Sept, but apart from that have zero anything else. I entered as prep for MUT 45 and hope to get cracking soon (but first a lazy DC effort). Furthest I've run before was the OMTOM 24km trail some years ago. Wish me luck.

 

Oh and I need to choose a qualifier...

Edited October 8, 2024 by Rowl

[b-rad]

18 hours ago, Vallende Vaandel said:

absolutely gutted with this lottery system entry for two oceans - I wasn't selected so no entry 😭 I can only cross fingers I'll be successful for Comrades 25 as this is my "swan's song" year before family planning takes the main stage. Sigh, I was really looking forward to suffering through Ocean's at least once. I might just through a pity party and run my own damned 56km 🤣

Just wait until substitutions open. Plenty entries become available. Train as though you have the entry. 

[Vallende Vaandel]

2 minutes ago, b-rad said:

Just wait until substitutions open. Plenty entries become available. Train as though you have the entry. 

Thanks, I see Shebeen said the same thing - I'm aiming for comrades so will push through with training regardless. So many said subs sell out before they even had a chance to land but the little flame of hope is growing stronger! I fully understand the ballot system since the demand is just insane.

[IceCreamMan]

Back in February I got struck down with serious plantar fasciitis issues in left foot. For pretty much 6 months I was laid up from running and focussed on cycling. I might have run a total of 10 kms in those 6 months. Mid August I tentatively started running again albeit slow and with a bit of pain.  No pain no gain eh. Used all sorts of foot massage devices including a vibrating one, balms, snake oil, voltarol 2.32 %, old wives and witches concoctions, special expensive socks and spent about 20 minutes a day massaging my foot. 
 

slowly coming right, getting a bit of running mojo back. Completed 2 half marathons and I cherish those medals. Looking optimistic so feeling good. Missed running and it affected my mental health not being able to run. Not 100 percent, still a bit of pain while running and it increases after I have finished running but it’s getting better. 
 

don’t mean to bore you all, but the point being sometimes injuries just need a whole lot of time and preventative measures to overcome. And ultimately my injury was because I was pushing to hard and not resting sufficiently, the body is clever that way and being nigh on 60 does not help. 

[SwissVan]

26 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said:

Back in February I got struck down with serious plantar fasciitis issues in left foot. For pretty much 6 months I was laid up from running and focussed on cycling. I might have run a total of 10 kms in those 6 months. Mid August I tentatively started running again albeit slow and with a bit of pain.  No pain no gain eh. Used all sorts of foot massage devices including a vibrating one, balms, snake oil, voltarol 2.32 %, old wives and witches concoctions, special expensive socks and spent about 20 minutes a day massaging my foot. 
 

slowly coming right, getting a bit of running mojo back. Completed 2 half marathons and I cherish those medals. Looking optimistic so feeling good. Missed running and it affected my mental health not being able to run. Not 100 percent, still a bit of pain while running and it increases after I have finished running but it’s getting better. 
 

don’t mean to bore you all, but the point being sometimes injuries just need a whole lot of time and preventative measures to overcome. And ultimately my injury was because I was pushing to hard and not resting sufficiently, the body is clever that way and being nigh on 60 does not help. 

The bit in bold…. Also been out of running for a few months due to non running related knee injury. 
 

Lots of physio exercises (physios can conjure up an unlimited amount of weird exercises that you never heard of until physio 😂) and yesterday day I managed a 4km walk / run on the treadmill with no knee pain.

I’m not in your league of distance running but I hope slowly slowly getting back into it, that the trend continues.

[Shebeen]

20 hours ago, Chumi said:

At least you got to try. I was not even aware entries were open. After 3 years of running the thing you’d think I’d at least get an email notifying me that entries are open. It doesn’t surprise me though. Looks like they don’t know what they’re doing there. 
 

I wont fight it. If an opportunity comes I’ll take it but if not I’ll run something else

I do agree with you here, I think the entries are only open for about 48 hours before the lottery closes. I almost missed it too but the club whatsapp group was full of posts - I got in. However, like all things that don't weigh up the supply and demand variables, many people enter before they even know they are actually going to run.

*plenty will not even get past the point of paying for the entry by end of november

*plenty will not do a qualifying marathon

*plenty will have this thing called life getting in the way

The door is not shut!

 

 

 

I had a little fight with CT marathon about them closing subs miles ahead of the event. I suppose if you build a successful event you might think you have earned the right to be a chop about it.

 

 

 

[milky4130]

2 hours ago, IceCreamMan said:

Back in February I got struck down with serious plantar fasciitis issues in left foot. For pretty much 6 months I was laid up from running and focussed on cycling. I might have run a total of 10 kms in those 6 months. Mid August I tentatively started running again albeit slow and with a bit of pain.  No pain no gain eh. Used all sorts of foot massage devices including a vibrating one, balms, snake oil, voltarol 2.32 %, old wives and witches concoctions, special expensive socks and spent about 20 minutes a day massaging my foot. 
 

slowly coming right, getting a bit of running mojo back. Completed 2 half marathons and I cherish those medals. Looking optimistic so feeling good. Missed running and it affected my mental health not being able to run. Not 100 percent, still a bit of pain while running and it increases after I have finished running but it’s getting better. 
 

don’t mean to bore you all, but the point being sometimes injuries just need a whole lot of time and preventative measures to overcome. And ultimately my injury was because I was pushing to hard and not resting sufficiently, the body is clever that way and being nigh on 60 does not help. 

just my bit of experience of plantar fasciitis which may or may not be the same for you, but for me it started when I did a trail run race in shoes too small for me. I've since gone one size up in all my running shoes.

[tubed]

54 minutes ago, milky4130 said:

just my bit of experience of plantar fasciitis which may or may not be the same for you, but for me it started when I did a trail run race in shoes too small for me. I've since gone one size up in all my running shoes.

same for me, I've got big/ wide feet, always struggled to find a suitable size and mostly ran with shoes too small/ tight.

finally I found decent wide shoes - the biggest improvement in comfort and staying injury free for me, especially for ultras where feet get hot and swell even bigger

 

[dave303e]

Also one to note, there are a lot of trail shoes with lower or even zero drop in them. Yes in the long run(pun intended) the lower drop can strengthen your feet and and and. But if you have even slightly strained calves or plantar going to a low drop shoe will cause issues.

[ScottCM]

@shaper How was your Chicago Marathon? Congrats on the PB!