Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[SeaBee]

You guys nailed it! Well done one and all for finishing - time is what you make of it. 

[Jigghead]

Might be that you were focusing so much on your shins that you changed your gait ever so slightly to take pressure of them and that caused different pressure points on areas of your foot not used to that pressure

That does make sense, I'll have a look at the Garmin info today. GCT balance etc.

 

I would say that its a combination of the "inserts" and increase in mileage (10k to 26 k).

If i understand correctly you did a 5k yesterday and 21k today... when last did u do that kind of distance with the inserts?

 

What kind of inserts have u got, how long have u had them and were they prescribed by a qualified podiatrist who knows about running?

 

I also run (and cycle) with inserts because of feet issues, the first ones i got in the 1990's were from a professional podiatrist who treated runners and let me tell you.... they were the biggest load of krap out.. could not run more than a few km's in them even after a few months of "breaking them in" Felt like i had a golf ball in my shoe under my arch, it was actually painful to run around corners.

 

Tossed them and moved on to another pod...sometimes it takes time to find something that does the job and don't just accept what they give u first time, go back for adjustments asap if they don't feel right.

 

Good luck

I'm meeting with the podiatrist today to hash this out. He's a sports/running specialist and came highly recommended by a biokineticist and a physio, but time will tell. There has been quite a bit of pressure on the arch since getting the inserts, but not too bad, even though a little bit of blistering did occur. The worrying thing here is that the blistering started quite early into the run, and having run a few 10's/11's already, I can't understand why they started at around that point?

 

Let's see. Perhaps Stretch is onto something.

[Jackes]

Glad to see there is other guys here as well, who's marathon times does not start with a 3 

 

Great going guys, our turn is this weekend and I have absolutely no idea what to expect as this will be a first for us beyond 33km.  Btw, this is a husband and wife effort.  Comrades is actually her life long dream, so I commited with her and run with her.

 

Also well done Lexx, that is seriously well done even with the setbacks.

 

Jumping the gun a bit, but how does the training look from next week onwards?   Our next marathon is end of January.   Now I understand the importance of rest, but I don't want to get behind now.   I would rather gradually build up, seeing that we have time on our side.    My wife is also still struggling a lot with her fitness (pregnancies seems to take their toll), so I would rather use the time to slowly build her up, than lay off for a month.   Just take it easier.

 

Oh, also paid our Mango flights this morning for OMTOM.   R4,600 for the two of us and the two kids, Bfn - CT and back, nice long weekend... 

[Hacc]

 

Jumping the gun a bit, but how does the training look from next week onwards?   Our next marathon is end of January.   Now I understand the importance of rest, but I don't want to get behind now.   I would rather gradually build up, seeing that we have time on our side.    My wife is also still struggling a lot with her fitness (pregnancies seems to take their toll), so I would rather use the time to slowly build her up, than lay off for a month.   Just take it easier.

 

My last race for the year is RAC Tough One (the 27th of Nov). I then keep my weekly kilometers between 40 to 50 km but at an easy pace for the whole of December (I agree with the gradual base training in Dec). I am going down to Mosselbay, so I normally enter one or 2 10km races). The real training starts in January when there is a race almost every weekend. You don't want to overdo it in December else you are tired in January. You need to rest and spend time with family/friends in December as it all changes from January to May.

[Andrew Steer]

So ended up running the full Soweto marathon... they would not budge on distance changes at registration, even for my wife who had a letter from her physio underlining her injury etc.

 

We really didn't want to miss out, having heard great things about the race vibe, so we decided to both just suck it up and see how we went on the day... 

 

Started with my wife and another running friend and set off at a very comfy pace just trying to conserve the legs for as long as possible - knowing full well the second half was always going to be a bit of a disaster. Had quite a few club mates around, so was nice to have familiar faces on the route a lot of the time as there were quite a few of us diving in the deep end with this one.

 

We did the first 10km a little quicker than planned, 1:03 I think it was and it was all going pretty well. I felt pretty good and there was no sign of my terminal calf injury, so happy days! My wife started to slow down around 13km's but I was pretty determined to just get her to half way so she could start 'counting down' the kilometers for the second half. Things got a bit slower, and then around 19km's I bid her farewell as I could see I was just starting to put unnecessary pressure on her as she was needing to walk quite often. I headed off to just get a qualifying time from there, knowing I'd likely be walking a good chunk towards the end too.

 

Legs actually felt great running a bit quicker, and I was hoping to catch a club mate up ahead to share the dark km's with, but around 28km's both my ITB's started flaring up something special and I had to start walking a bit - there were some tough climbs around here which didn't help either. So I ran/walked pretty much the last 14km's, walking most of the climbs between stretching out my ITB etc. Everything hurt pretty much though, feet, ankles, tight thighs, hamstrings etc - just your run of the mill marathon I guess! I was managing it well though and was on track for qualifying with 5 minutes to spare.

 

Only little surprise was when I realised I had started my watch on the start mat, not on the gun so I actually had 5 minutes less than I thought, and it suddenly was all a lot tighter than planned. I got over the finish though with a solid 19 seconds to spare on the official clock and 4:55 on my watch - perfect planning I say  

 

Waiting at the finish for my wife, a club mate finished and told me she'd called it a day at 31km, she wasn't feeling well and had decided to wait for a sweep in the shade at a waterpoint. Standing at the finish line, supporting all the other finishers inside the Calabash, who would come charging in after 5:35 but my beautiful wife, gleaming ear to ear and shouting "I did it, I did it" - it was so awesome and it really was a proud moment for me. Her first marathon, a tough one, and one she wasn't nearly prepped for, but she fought off her demons and got the job done. Such an awesome feeling to share.

 

Race vibe was really awesome, the waterpoints very well stocked for the large part and the route pretty challenging as far as marathons go... Jhb is not flat. The expo was very small, so really not worth the travel out there to collect race numbers, but I'm pretty sure it will grow heading forward. A coke at the finish, a little more ice for the later waterpoints and some toilet paper in the loo's at the finish and you're looking at a pretty much perfect race. If I'm not doing Kaapsehoep next year, I will definitely be doing Soweto again - it's a special and iconic part of this country to run through 

[Andrew Steer]

Great time that Lexx... we really do have some race snakes on here!

 

Well done to everyone else this weekend... more steps taken towards the bigger goal 

Edited November 7, 2016 by Andrew Steer

[Lexx]

I'm just resting this week, maybe cycling a bit. Then next week just running easy pace 10-15km. Have a 2 week break in Dec after which the hard training starts.

[ScottCM]

Congrat Andrew to both you and your wife. That is a wonderful memory you shared together and one she will tell the grandkids about one day.

[Hacc]

Well done Andrew, to you and your wife. It is a great achievement and the best feeling in the world to finish your first marathon.

[NotSoBigBen]

Well done to you and your wife Andrew, I haven't run for many years but back in the days when I was young and dumb I did a few and always remember the old timers from JHAC telling us that the halfway mark in a marathon was at 32 .... 

[fanievb]

[Patchelicious]

I ran a few 21kms, and that skull face comes at 5km and stays till the next day.

[Pulse]

I have serious FOMO with all the nice races over the last couple of weeks.

I'll need to get back into the running again properly next year...

[Tubehunter]

Awesome reports chaps and ladies! WELL DONE on a good weekend of runs!

 

In your honour I did a marathon 4 and half hour surfing session up the West Coast at a decent point break on Saturday morning whilst you were all running and\or prepping for Sunday's Soweto effort! (Stayed in extra for you Swiss!    )

[Pieter-za]

 

Jumping the gun a bit, but how does the training look from next week onwards?   Our next marathon is end of January.   Now I understand the importance of rest, but I don't want to get behind now.   I would rather gradually build up, seeing that we have time on our side.  

 

Don's program might be useful to get some idea:

 

http://www.alsoranrunners.info/Donstrainingprog2017.htm

 

(Ref to prev years programs etc as well e.g.)

[Jackes]

 

 

Don's program might be useful to get some idea:

 

http://www.alsoranrunners.info/Donstrainingprog2017.htm

 

(Ref to prev years programs etc as well e.g.)

 

Thanks Pieter.   Is it just on my side that the preious years is not working?

 

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Edited November 7, 2016 by Jackes