RunningAHEAD - Topic: Crawley 12hr track ultra

debbiemc19

posted: 4/6/2009 at 2:59 PM

Amazing! I love reading about races like this. Thank you so much for sharing. So inspirational, and I think of them often when I feel tired on a run. I remind myself that if people can do the things you just wrote about, then surely I can finish my run!

Purdey

Self anointed title

posted: 4/6/2009 at 4:52 PM

Quote from DoppleBock on 4/6/2009 at 2:20 PM:

Purdey - great show - Congrats on the win I am curious about the solids - I did eat a few solids (4 pieces of pizza, 1 PB&J sandwhich, a couple of bananas) durin my 24 hour, but mostly liquids (Endurox R4 and succeed clip). Why did Chris think solids are so important and do you think forcing the solids led to all the bathroom stops?

Details not for public consumption! I'll email you an answer. Tom

JimHowe

posted: 4/6/2009 at 10:50 PM

Congratulations Purdey. "Amazing!" is the best word I can think of to describe what you did.

Age 60 plus best times: 5k 19:00, 10k 38:35, 10m 1:05:30, HM 1:24:09, 30k 2:04:33

LuckyLindy

posted: 4/6/2009 at 11:06 PM
modified: 4/6/2009 at 11:07 PM

AWESOME work! I can't even imagine how you must have felt the next day!

jules2

posted: 4/7/2009 at 3:42 PM

Really enjoyed reading the report, would you consider ghost writing my race reports?

Old age is when you move from illegal to prescribed drugs.

slimbo

posted: 4/7/2009 at 3:49 PM

wow -- awesome -- that's some report. Interestingly, your log [w/ 75 mile race] now [graphically] makes your 20 milers look like 5 milers.

2012= under-goaled

jhorner

posted: 4/7/2009 at 3:59 PM

I got chills.

awaiting assimilation

TonyP

posted: 4/7/2009 at 4:20 PM

Wow Purdey!! Incredible. Congratulations!

modal

posted: 4/7/2009 at 5:09 PM
modified: 4/7/2009 at 5:10 PM

Quote from Purdey on 4/6/2009 at 4:33 AM:

My routine was to consume a gel every 20 mins and about 750ml of electrolyte every hour, split into probably 3 water bottles. This seemed to work well throughout the race. Solids were a different matter. I was planning to consume bananas and cheesey mashed potato during my short walking breaks. This worked well for the first 6 hrs and then my body started to reject it. Increasing nausea mean’t that just the thought of solid food was turning my stomach and I was worried that I would lose it all.

What kind of track (length and surface)? There are some crazy people on this forum Wink

modal (who needs to run a marathon in 4 hrs)

Vim

Purdey

Self anointed title

posted: 4/8/2009 at 3:01 AM

Quote from modal on 4/7/2009 at 5:09 PM:

What kind of track (length and surface)?

400m running track. Surface is usually described as "tartan" but I think it was more of red-brown colour.

JohnnyDx

Into the wild

posted: 4/8/2009 at 8:33 AM

Great job Purdey and a great read.

Shut _up ^and _run

SprTb

who knows...

posted: 4/9/2009 at 2:45 PM

Nice job! You have certainly inspired me as I am heading into my first 100 mile race in June.

"There is no I in εγω." --Unknown author, source of possible, but in no way certain, Greek origin

Purdey

Self anointed title

posted: 4/9/2009 at 2:53 PM

Quote from SprTb on 4/9/2009 at 2:45 PM:

Nice job! You have certainly inspired me as I am heading into my first 100 mile race in June.

Good luck! Which one?

JLeonard

Just Happy to Run

posted: 4/9/2009 at 3:17 PM

Absolutely amazing! I loved the report, thanks Purdey!

Jason

2010 Goals
• M PR (Current: 6:27:00) • HM PR (Current: 2:13:14) • 5k under 25:00 • 10k under 59:00 • Weekly Milage of ~25 miles

SprTb

who knows...

posted: 4/10/2009 at 9:34 AM

Quote from Purdey on 4/9/2009 at 2:53 PM:

Good luck! Which one?

Thanks. I am running the Mohican 100.

"There is no I in εγω." --Unknown author, source of possible, but in no way certain, Greek origin

Crawley 12hr track ultra - race report (Read 706 times)