Stupidest Race Mistake (Read 1581 times)

Running CMM 2008. A week after a 102 mile week. Three weeks after a 42 mile run in an 89 mile week. During Passover. With no carb load. With no carbs on the course. And no sports drink. Constipated. With a load of laxative in me. With a cough. During hot and humid conditions.

Worst mistake so far and you haven't even run the race yet... I thought doctors were supposed to be smart?

1. First race, had read caffeine was suppose to make you fast. Drank a good mouth full of coke before the race. Burped the first two miles. 2. Another race, I was not paying attention to the announcements. I assumed the 10K started the same time as the 2 mile. Right before the gun goes off some guy tells me they don't, but I think he's wrong. The race starts, I freak out, and run back to make sure. Yup, they both start out at the same time. After kicking it in gear and passing a mass load of walkers & runners, I was fourth. Could have come close to winning it. STUPID. 3. Deep massage three days before marathon. 4. Race 10K one week before marathon. 5. Let my kids eat my planned breakfast before first marathon.

Worst mistake so far and you haven't even run the race yet... I thought doctors were supposed to be smart?

Trent has managed to shatter many long-held assumptions I've had about physicians.

Mine was at a triathlon. I barely survived the swim (Lake Tahoe in October, 50-degree water, massive surfable waves, me a beginning swimmer). I staggered into T1 30 minutes behind the leaders, dazed and barely cognizant. Put on my helmet, bike shoes, gloves, grabbed my bike and started running out of the transition area. That's when I realized I was STILL WEARING MY WETSUIT! Doh!

Unsure of my pace capabilities prior to the Portland Marathon, decided to just go for it and run an aggressive first half. 1st half: 1:58 2nd half: 2:23 I am more intelligent than this anecdote might imply.

We must have been running right next to each other the whole first 1/2 ...are you running it again? MTA I think mine was bringing MIL in to help with the kiddos for HTC last year. Instead of flying her in right before and having her stay the week after, we brought her in a week before . I am an insomniac who needs to be able to wander the house at night, I dont sleep well with houseguests. Especially ones who are on a different time zone and wake up just as I am drifting off. I got about 1-2 hours of sleep per night for 4 days before a 2 day sleepless race. It was also my smartest move. Because my mom really wanted to fly in 4-5 days before my marathon for ds's 1st birthday and stay through the marathon. I learned from above and postponed his party until AFTER the marathon.

Trained 20 weeks for marathon, not missing a workout. Read countless books and articles. Prepared everything down to the finest detail. Donated blood 3 days before the race. Spent weeks wondering why my time was an hour slower than my goal.

Oh that is so sad.

So many things forbidden during Passover, but laxatives OK? No judgement, just wondering.

Laxitives that do not include the forbidden items are okay. Magnesium Citrate, sadly, is okay.