Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[Mudsimus]

In short that's to far and fast for a non runner. Carry on like that a few times per week and guaranteed you will get injured. Running is tough and the body needs to adapt to it gradually over a longer period like 6 months....

 

Sorry for being blunt, but my train is at it's end station...

 

Good luck

Jip

[stefmeister]

In short that's to far and fast for a non runner. Carry on like that a few times per week and guaranteed you will get injured. Running is tough and the body needs to adapt to it gradually over a longer period like 6 months....

 

Sorry for being blunt, but my train is at it's end station...

 

Good luck

Blunt gets the message across.

Thanks

[Lexx]

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[Mr Winter]

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I ran Om die block this weekend, I don't know if that counts? 

[Messier87]

Happy belated Stretch!

 

@Stefmeister - I also had a much higher heart rate when I started running if compared to cycling. It came down to "normal" levels after a long while.

 

And I also tended to run too fast and far for a beginner as my cycling fitness level was rather good. Then got injured when the kays started building up... Swissvan's advice was spot on in my case.

[shaper]

Did the ODD 21.1km and had a PB of 1:48hr... was meant to be a nice easy training run in readiness for Ironman in 2 weeks.  With my training buddy we sort of unintentionally pushed each other so much so that we ran the last 7kms at an average of 4:56m/km   (which is fast for me).  At least trainingpeaks says I have a new threshold pace

[Andrew Steer]

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It was *** hot... the end.

[CobusV]

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Ran around many dams this past weekend, but not around the one with the stench...

[Andrew Steer]

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Okay fine...

 

First up we managed to get to the start quite a few minutes after the gun - despite being only 10km's from the start, it took us an hour and a quarter to get parked, and that was still 2km's from the start point. The traffic on this race is next level, the tunnel really just isn't conducive to getting large numbers of cars through quick. Anyways, we got there, I am sure some guys probably started a good 20minutes plus late.

 

It was seriously hot out there, my Suunto showed it was above 30 by 8am already (on the road temp) and it was pretty darn humid as well - max it got to was 34 at least. The few bits on the route were there was a bit of a breeze were life savers. I ran with some mates for most of the first 30km, keeping it as comfortable as possible - around 6:15/km pace, the route was definitely tougher than I remember, I was sure it was relatively flat apart from Saartjies and the killer finish. I lost my partners at the odd waterpoints, and had to take a nature break myself, but it's always nice having friends around - we would catch up with one another every so often as we felt good/worse nursing ourselves through the tough last 15kms. I've recently started with this controlled walking stuff in the latter end of races, so my idea here was to run to Saartjies Nek (a beast of a climb), walk it's entirety to save my legs, and then run walk to the finish from there. I must say it actually worked out quite well, I recovered somewhat walking up those 2 odd kilo's, and even though I obviously chucked a good 6minutes in the bin time wise, it was worth it I'm pretty sure. I've actually never had my legs feel so solid after 42km's of running and apart from a serious bout of nausea which slowed me down a bit in the last 5kms (I think I got a bit over-hydrated in trying to fight the heat, not drinking the last 5kms seemed to work it out the system though)

 

I had a great race by my mediocre standards though. As I type this, I almost feel I could hit a jog this afternoon, whereas I'm usually not even considering running after a marathon til Weds/Thurs. It's definitely given me some food for thought - the walking stuff. My run time, mat to mat was just under 5:30, although the Championchip website still isn't showing the start mat times. Also can't get my Suunto to sync accross to Strava, but will look into it properly today. 

 

Hope everyone had a good run out there, it was tough conditions, some of my club mates had horrible runs, some who've done huge training didn't even finish. It was a bit of a tester, but happy to come through it unscathed.

 

And my wifey, she's really doing so well - finished just under 6hours for her first Ultra - I'm super proud of her, she's taking all these distance step-ups in her stride 

Edited March 20, 2017 by Andrew Steer

[Andrew Steer]

Ran around many dams this past weekend, but not around the one with the stench...

Must say the dam is looking pretty damn good... and no stench at all. They finally seem to be getting it right. And there also seems to be a plan in place for the water hyacinth at long last. 

For the first time in my life I thought to myself it might not be the worst idea to look at a stand around it...

[CobusV]

Must say the dam is looking pretty damn good... and no stench at all. They finally seem to be getting it right. And there also seems to be a plan in place for the water hyacinth at long last. 

For the first time in my life I thought to myself it might not be the worst idea to look at a stand around it...

Dams in Western Cape are looking not so good. From the airplane looked okayish, but up close terrible. Extremely dry....

[candz1]

Well done to your wife Andrew  ....im trying to work up the courage to go over the half marathon distance however the 56km OMTOM is a something ive been thinking of for my 50th year..gives me 2 years to prepare.

[Lexx]

Okay fine...

 

First up we managed to get to the start quite a few minutes after the gun - despite being only 10km's from the start, it took us an hour and a quarter to get parked, and that was still 2km's from the start point. The traffic on this race is next level, the tunnel really just isn't conducive to getting large numbers of cars through quick. Anyways, we got there, I am sure some guys probably started a good 20minutes plus late.

 

It was seriously hot out there, my Suunto showed it was above 30 by 8am already (on the road temp) and it was pretty darn humid as well - max it got to was 34 at least. The few bits on the route were there was a bit of a breeze were life savers. I ran with some mates for most of the first 30km, keeping it as comfortable as possible - around 6:15/km pace, the route was definitely tougher than I remember, I was sure it was relatively flat apart from Saartjies and the killer finish. I lost my partners at the odd waterpoints, and had to take a nature break myself, but it's always nice having friends around - we would catch up with one another every so often as we felt good/worse nursing ourselves through the tough last 15kms. I've recently started with this controlled walking stuff in the latter end of races, so my idea here was to run to Saartjies Nek (a beast of a climb), walk it's entirety to save my legs, and then run walk to the finish from there. I must say it actually worked out quite well, I recovered somewhat walking up those 2 odd kilo's, and even though I obviously chucked a good 6minutes in the bin time wise, it was worth it I'm pretty sure. I've actually never had my legs feel so solid after 42km's of running and apart from a serious bout of nausea which slowed me down a bit in the last 5kms (I think I got a bit over-hydrated in trying to fight the heat, not drinking the last 5kms seemed to work it out the system though)

 

I had a great race by my mediocre standards though. As I type this, I almost feel I could hit a jog this afternoon, whereas I'm usually not even considering running after a marathon til Weds/Thurs. It's definitely given me some food for thought - the walking stuff. My run time, mat to mat was just under 5:30, although the Championchip website still isn't showing the start mat times. Also can't get my Suunto to sync accross to Strava, but will look into it properly today. 

 

Hope everyone had a good run out there, it was tough conditions, some of my club mates had horrible runs, some who've done huge training didn't even finish. It was a bit of a tester, but happy to come through it unscathed.

 

And my wifey, she's really doing so well - finished just under 6hours for her first Ultra - I'm super proud of her, she's taking all these distance step-ups in her stride 

I would've been so pissed if I was late because of damn traffic. But I guess that's part of life. But well done on your race as well as your wife's time   They syncing problem is a world wide issue. Mine also couldn't sync since Saturday. But saw on their website it will be fixed within 24h.

[Hacc]

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It was *** hot... the end.

Couldn't agree more Andrew!! 

 

My goals for the race was to feel good and not nauseous. Don't worry about the time, just complete the distance and to enjoy the race.

My race summed up: Hottest Om die Dam to date, I didn't get nauseous  I survived the distance!! 

 

The start was chaotic. It took us 4 minutes to get over the starting mat. I started with 2 of my club mates, one was doing her first ultra. We stayed together for 18kms. She was looking good so I chased her away and I had to do a loo stop. I probably ran a minute and a half slower than my normal ultra-marathon pace. I didn't feel sick at all and for the first time in almost a year and a half, I enjoyed running again, even if it was seriously hot (I can't explain the heat without swearing) and I was slow. I chatted with fellow runners, tried to get people walking before a waterpoint to run with me to the waterpoint. I just enjoyed the race without any time pressures. 

 

Saartjies was pure torture. I walked the whole hill and chatted and laughed away. 

My wheels came off just after Jasmyn (10km to go). No nausea, the distance just got to me... The furthest I have run this year was 26km... so 50km felt very far. I have never seen so many runners getting sick and lying under trees. I handed out my extra water sachets.  The last 3 kilometers felt like a half marathon. I got so excited to see the last waterpoint as I thought it was the finish...O, no still 1 km to go... And then looking at my watch the finish was 200 meters further. I broke my own rule not to walk in the last kilometer.

 

I went over the finish line in a time of 5:45 (mat to mat) My worst ODD time... but I couldn't be happier. I accomplished my goals for the day, and not to feel sick was the best feeling in the world. I needed this race to mentally convince myself that I can still do this. 

 

I rewarded myself with a "death by chocolate" ice cream   (and a couple of ciders...) 

[Lexx]

Well Done Hacc.

[Mntboy]

Couldn't agree more Andrew!!

 

My goals for the race was to feel good and not nauseous. Don't worry about the time, just complete the distance and to enjoy the race.

My race summed up: Hottest Om die Dam to date, I didn't get nauseous I survived the distance!!

 

The start was chaotic. It took us 4 minutes to get over the starting mat. I started with 2 of my club mates, one was doing her first ultra. We stayed together for 18kms. She was looking good so I chased her away and I had to do a loo stop. I probably ran a minute and a half slower than my normal ultra-marathon pace. I didn't feel sick at all and for the first time in almost a year and a half, I enjoyed running again, even if it was seriously hot (I can't explain the heat without swearing) and I was slow. I chatted with fellow runners, tried to get people walking before a waterpoint to run with me to the waterpoint. I just enjoyed the race without any time pressures.

 

Saartjies was pure torture. I walked the whole hill and chatted and laughed away.

My wheels came off just after Jasmyn (10km to go). No nausea, the distance just got to me... The furthest I have run this year was 26km... so 50km felt very far. I have never seen so many runners getting sick and lying under trees. I handed out my extra water sachets. The last 3 kilometers felt like a half marathon. I got so excited to see the last waterpoint as I thought it was the finish...O, no still 1 km to go... And then looking at my watch the finish was 200 meters further. I broke my own rule not to walk in the last kilometer.

 

I went over the finish line in a time of 5:45 (mat to mat) My worst ODD time... but I couldn't be happier. I accomplished my goals for the day, and not to feel sick was the best feeling in the world. I needed this race to mentally convince myself that I can still do this.

 

I rewarded myself with a "death by chocolate" ice cream (and a couple of ciders...)

Nice one Hacc!!!!!

 

Glad you had a good race and that the nausea issue seems to be done for!

 

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