Are we there, yet?
The full race report is posted in the Beginners and Beyond group. The lack of long runs going into this race proved to be my undoing and forced me into walking a lot much earlier than I had hoped. The higher mileage I've been putting in along with a kind crew member for another runner who volunteered to pace me over the last 5 laps pulled me through to a better than expected finish. Nutrition and hydration went much better than at NC 24. I stuck with water, coke, and ginger ale along with mostly sweet snacks like cinnamon rolls and pumpkin pie. I never got that bloated or full feeling that I had at NC 24 and felt good almost the entire time aside from the leg fatigue.
My primary physician had sent me to a nephrologist shortly before the race because of high potassium levels. He advised avoiding sports drinks and high potassium foods like oranges and bananas. With my hands getting puffy and stiff early (pre-race dehydration?), I also avoided salty snacks at the advice of some of the aid station volunteers. Since I felt okay at the end aside from being tire, I guess that worked well for me.
Thanks for all the advice I've gotten here that I've tried to apply, though not always successfully.
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
Congratulations on your 12 hr.! I really liked your race report!
Somewhat concerned about your high potassium levels…are you on any medication which could interfere with the kidneys' ability to excrete potassium? (like blood pressure, heart, gout or arthritis pills?)
But you felt good, so what you ate was ok in the race?
As far as your lack of long raining runs, one tip would be, I usually try to get out and run 3 times a day for a 24 hr. race, rather than doing 5 hours all at once. But I am no expert, just know what my body can handle in training.
"dancing on the path and singing, now you got away,
you can reach the goals you set from now on, every day"
Sonata Arctica
Congratulations on your 12 hr.! I really liked your race report! Somewhat concerned about your high potassium levels…are you on any medication which could interfere with the kidneys' ability to excrete potassium? (like blood pressure, heart, gout or arthritis pills?) But you felt good, so what you ate was ok in the race? As far as your lack of long raining runs, one tip would be, I usually try to get out and run 3 times a day for a 24 hr. race, rather than doing 5 hours all at once. But I am no expert, just know what my body can handle in training.
Not on any medications. This is something that just surfaced late last year, so we're still investigating possible causes. It was high, 5.9 in Dec., but a retest showed it normal at 4.3 in mid-January. So far neither my primary care doctor nor my nephrologist has suggested not running, just avoiding high potassium foods and sports drinks.
Kalsarikännit
It's been a week, and they are keeping the 24 Hour results top secret. Or I'm too dumb to find them. This is always a possibility, but if they aren't on their website, FB, or ultrasignup...
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
Nice job George, way to stick with it, congratulations!
Here's the 24-hour results that were sent to finishers via email:
24 H
Place
Name
Age
Gender
Bib
Laps
Distance
Last Lap
Total Distance
1
Steve Fry
56
M
80
53
126.19
1.95
128.14
1st Male
2
Jesse Sjoberg
41
49
116.67
0.43
117.10
2nd Male
3
Michael Miller
51
74
47
111.91
0.03
111.94
3rd Male
4
Marshall Brown
59
255
39
92.86
0.00
5
Pete Aronson
42
36
85.72
6
David Campbell
58
9
7
Heather Rothmeyer
40
F
121
35
83.34
1st Female
8
Alicia Lucatero
24
32
Cody Logan
19
30
34
80.95
10
Jill Hudson
52
27
11
Andrew Barry
33
83
12
Marie Boyd
65
13
Charlie Thompson
69
78.57
1.10
79.67
14
Nathan Merithew
38
76.19
15
Michael Condella
26
82
16
Terrie Wurzbacher
78
64
17
Chris Zweifel
46
66
28
66.67
18
Raymond Wang
60
Lisa Diamond
123
64.29
2nd Female
20
Marilou Russell
72
61.91
3rd Female
21
Tom Taylor
70
57.14
22
Angela Gohlke
266
52.38
23
A.J. Mesalic
43
94
0.40
52.78
Corina Smith
48
54
50.00
Thanks wc! (And good job with the 12 hour. Those are fun.)