Here are links to the Results and Pictures from SOMA.
http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=42863
For the Half Athletes: Springborn, Hanks and Shuffler
http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=42865
For the Quarter Athletes: Thompson, Slocum
Race Pics here!!!
http://www.asiorders.com/view_event.asp?EVENTID=19525
Enter the last name to get the pictures.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
SOMA Recap
SOMA 07 Post Race Recap.
Race: Soma 07
Date: 10/28/07
Prerace: Took in 800 calories of Infinit, mistake number 1!!! After thinking about my race and season I can go back to almost every race and have the same issue. I think what was happening is the Infinit has almost 400mg of sodium, to get to calories prerace I am taking in almost 1000mg, way too much!! I plan on taking carbo-pro with Gatorade endurance to get the calories pre-race, that will only about to 400mg total. I can not wait to test this out next year.
Swim: 36:25. I was hoping that my swim time would have been faster then this. I thought that I was swimming faster and that I navigated the course fairly well, although the back half of the course was very hard to see with the glare from the sun. When I got out of the water and looked at my watch, I though s***!
Bike: 2:23:46 Got on to the bike and I was feeling good after about 10 minutes once I got more blood into my legs. In the back of my mind I kept telling myself that I needed to make up time from the swim. I knew that my focus was going to get water in me then drink in some calories. I felt like I was flying the first lap. The second and third laps seemed to get progressively worse. I was taking in 2 water bottles a lap along with my calories and I could not get my heart rate up. It seemed as the harder I tried the lower it would go, and I was trying everything, spinning fast, hammering, nothing would work. The only thing that I could think was that I was dehydrated so I kept drinking more, and did not push as fast of pace the last lap. My hr went below 140 on the second lap then it dropped to below 130 on the second lap, my only thought once again negative was my bike time is going to suck!! (I was thinking 2:35-2:40) This whole time on the bike I felt like crap, just could not get out the power that I knew was capable of. I tried to just make it through and we will see what will happen on the run.
Run: 1:35.21 When I got off the bike I felt so bad, my only though was this is going to hurt! I remember being dizzy when I got off the bike and headed to rack my bike. I just kept telling myself to suffer through it and get in more fluids the first couple of miles and see what happens. I was taking water and Gatorade and walking through the aid stations to get in as much fluids as possible. I did not think that I could run so slow. My legs felt good, I just could not get them to turnover. I though to myself at one point this could get ugly. I decided that I needed to focus on hydrating the first lap and I might feel better, the only positive thought that I had was going back to my 12 mile training run and remembering that after mile 7 I felt great. So I kept telling myself to suffer through the first lap and you will feel better once you get to 7. I took in a GU just before the 3 mile mark. I walked every aid station on the first lap. This whole time wanting to stop to use the bathroom but I was afraid if I did I would never get going again, gi issues. Made it around and completed my first lap in :52 if I remember correctly, never did hit the lap button. Still did not feel good ran by everyone cheering for me and thinking can I stop now? I kept going to the next station where once again I got a lot of fluids and started to run. Some where between here and the bridge I started to feel better and my hr was going up, finally over 150. I just kept pushing my body as it was starting to work again. After two more aid stations I was flying, passing people that had passed me. I was sticking to the same plan water and Gatorade and a gu every 3. I was running, finally with 3 miles left I got my hr over 160! Finally, took long enough. I was catching everyone and making up ground at the out and back on everyone as well. I ran by Tim who just stopped and walked under the bridge and smacked him on the butt and said lets go buddy, passed him on the way back and he was cheering for me this time sitting on the edge of the river. I took off knowing that I needed to kick it into high gear for my losses earlier. On the final mile I passed Gerald who yelled to me to catch Nick Goodman as he was just in front, at this point I thought Nick from Durapulse he is pretty good, not that Nick, then 5 seconds later I could see the Durapulse uniform, time to go hunting, (this one is for Tim) within 2 min I was able to fly by him, when I did I saw the 29 on his leg and remembered that he was in my AG. Thought wow I must be flying, Nick is pretty good. On the last lap I caught every person that had passed me earlier, and believe me I remembered them all, took off for the finsh and hit the stop button 4:38 S***!! 18 minutes off from where I wanted to be.
Made my way over to the medical tent to get some Gatorade and sat down in the shade, drank some chicken broth, and relaxed in the shade, saw them post prelim results and I felt better the instant I saw my name as 3rd in my ag! Looked the the top 10 times and they were all 10 min slower, looks like I was not the only one that was suffering that day.
Then I was told that Tim came in by Peggy, thought wow he was able to recover quickly, then I saw him being carried and in some serious trouble, he was pulled of the course and thrown in the ambulance and getting an IV, he clearly suffered more then I did. Listening to my body I was able to make it to the finish line on my own, not in a golf cart.
Place: 25th Overall 3rd AG
High Point: The last 4 miles
Low Point: Getting off the bike and the first lap of the run.
Time: 4:38.32
Race: Soma 07
Date: 10/28/07
Prerace: Took in 800 calories of Infinit, mistake number 1!!! After thinking about my race and season I can go back to almost every race and have the same issue. I think what was happening is the Infinit has almost 400mg of sodium, to get to calories prerace I am taking in almost 1000mg, way too much!! I plan on taking carbo-pro with Gatorade endurance to get the calories pre-race, that will only about to 400mg total. I can not wait to test this out next year.
Swim: 36:25. I was hoping that my swim time would have been faster then this. I thought that I was swimming faster and that I navigated the course fairly well, although the back half of the course was very hard to see with the glare from the sun. When I got out of the water and looked at my watch, I though s***!
Bike: 2:23:46 Got on to the bike and I was feeling good after about 10 minutes once I got more blood into my legs. In the back of my mind I kept telling myself that I needed to make up time from the swim. I knew that my focus was going to get water in me then drink in some calories. I felt like I was flying the first lap. The second and third laps seemed to get progressively worse. I was taking in 2 water bottles a lap along with my calories and I could not get my heart rate up. It seemed as the harder I tried the lower it would go, and I was trying everything, spinning fast, hammering, nothing would work. The only thing that I could think was that I was dehydrated so I kept drinking more, and did not push as fast of pace the last lap. My hr went below 140 on the second lap then it dropped to below 130 on the second lap, my only thought once again negative was my bike time is going to suck!! (I was thinking 2:35-2:40) This whole time on the bike I felt like crap, just could not get out the power that I knew was capable of. I tried to just make it through and we will see what will happen on the run.
Run: 1:35.21 When I got off the bike I felt so bad, my only though was this is going to hurt! I remember being dizzy when I got off the bike and headed to rack my bike. I just kept telling myself to suffer through it and get in more fluids the first couple of miles and see what happens. I was taking water and Gatorade and walking through the aid stations to get in as much fluids as possible. I did not think that I could run so slow. My legs felt good, I just could not get them to turnover. I though to myself at one point this could get ugly. I decided that I needed to focus on hydrating the first lap and I might feel better, the only positive thought that I had was going back to my 12 mile training run and remembering that after mile 7 I felt great. So I kept telling myself to suffer through the first lap and you will feel better once you get to 7. I took in a GU just before the 3 mile mark. I walked every aid station on the first lap. This whole time wanting to stop to use the bathroom but I was afraid if I did I would never get going again, gi issues. Made it around and completed my first lap in :52 if I remember correctly, never did hit the lap button. Still did not feel good ran by everyone cheering for me and thinking can I stop now? I kept going to the next station where once again I got a lot of fluids and started to run. Some where between here and the bridge I started to feel better and my hr was going up, finally over 150. I just kept pushing my body as it was starting to work again. After two more aid stations I was flying, passing people that had passed me. I was sticking to the same plan water and Gatorade and a gu every 3. I was running, finally with 3 miles left I got my hr over 160! Finally, took long enough. I was catching everyone and making up ground at the out and back on everyone as well. I ran by Tim who just stopped and walked under the bridge and smacked him on the butt and said lets go buddy, passed him on the way back and he was cheering for me this time sitting on the edge of the river. I took off knowing that I needed to kick it into high gear for my losses earlier. On the final mile I passed Gerald who yelled to me to catch Nick Goodman as he was just in front, at this point I thought Nick from Durapulse he is pretty good, not that Nick, then 5 seconds later I could see the Durapulse uniform, time to go hunting, (this one is for Tim) within 2 min I was able to fly by him, when I did I saw the 29 on his leg and remembered that he was in my AG. Thought wow I must be flying, Nick is pretty good. On the last lap I caught every person that had passed me earlier, and believe me I remembered them all, took off for the finsh and hit the stop button 4:38 S***!! 18 minutes off from where I wanted to be.
Made my way over to the medical tent to get some Gatorade and sat down in the shade, drank some chicken broth, and relaxed in the shade, saw them post prelim results and I felt better the instant I saw my name as 3rd in my ag! Looked the the top 10 times and they were all 10 min slower, looks like I was not the only one that was suffering that day.
Then I was told that Tim came in by Peggy, thought wow he was able to recover quickly, then I saw him being carried and in some serious trouble, he was pulled of the course and thrown in the ambulance and getting an IV, he clearly suffered more then I did. Listening to my body I was able to make it to the finish line on my own, not in a golf cart.
Place: 25th Overall 3rd AG
High Point: The last 4 miles
Low Point: Getting off the bike and the first lap of the run.
Time: 4:38.32
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