Kill Kuato

Pulled a 56 mile bike in about 3.2 hrs. Neck was sore at about mile 35. Knee joints swelled little near the end, but overall felt good. The final bike tune with Jason Jablonski worked well to make me more efficient and more comfortable. Perhaps just raising the handlebar stem a half inch or so might help with neck pain. Not sure. Now I just need to do some brick training and start a mile or so run after the 56 bike to prepare for half IM.Pulled a 56 mile bike in about 3.2 hrs. Neck was sore at about mile 35. Knee joints swelled little near the end, but overall felt good. The final bike tune with Jason Jablonski worked well to make me more efficient and more comfortable. Perhaps just raising the handlebar stem a half inch or so might help with neck pain. Not sure. Now I just need to do some brick training and start a mile or so run after the 56 bike to prepare for half IM.

“Finished” my first Marathon yesterday. Just one of my personal goals for 2009. The second goal is a Half Iron in July.

Tiesto helped out at the end.

I started and ended pretty much in last place I believe, with an ending time about 5:02.

I was hoping for about a 4:30 but I guess I was dreaming. I was steady and secure the whole “race” until about mile 23. I had trained up to 20 miles, but nothing had prepared me for the onslaught of pain and pace of a snail at 23. I ran the last 3 miles over about an hour I think. Crap slow and massive pain in legs.  Most frustrations came from walker runners. People would walk, I pass them, then they run past me, then walk again..then I pass them..rinse/repeat.  Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum from last years half Marathon seemed to be haunting me too-the female twosomes pony tails that gossip and chuckle the whole way through the race.  Most of the walker runners were made up of them.  Thumbs up for my friend Brian offered race support along the way by doing a shirt change and dropping a banana and some powerade in front of me along the path.

At this event one is allowed to listen to music so between mile 1 and 6 I mellowed the race anxiety with some dead can dance. From Mile 6 to about 18-I think I overdoes myself on a little too much Iron Maiden, for the long haul between 18 and 26.2=Tiesto.  In hindsight I probably should have kicked some harder music in at about mile 3.

The last Mile I was somewhat encouraged by a gal that booked passed me, had shoulders bigger than my legs. I felt like I was cruising even though I knew it was turtle stylie.

Crossed the line to an uneventful greeting of three girls waiting with surgical gloves to take my timing band off. All and all I was happy with my performance of not dehydrating. At home I was surprised by what the Marathon had secretly given me as a gift. A cherry flavored lollipop on my left foot. I also had literal salt build up on my body, as in saltine cracker salt on my forehead, as in salt you could sprinkle on a salad.Imagine salt grind between your butt cheeks for 26 miles, ya like Sand Paper. no me like.

1st Marathon completed pix in the foto page.

Pluggin along at about mile 5. Twenty one miles to go!

Well, I am going to do my first Marathon this Saturday.  I have ran 20 miles 2x over the last three months and feel pretty secure in myself to at least finish,- hopefully between 5 and 6 hours.  I have been guided by and Ironman friend named Brian who tells me the key is nutrition.  I need to down a gel and liquid about every 45 minutes to keep glucose going to my muscles.  One does notice the muscles cramping up thats for sure!

That’s right F@#k you Kuato. I am running a Marathon soon.
I ran 17.7822 miles tonight. 3 hrs 42 mins.

@ 1 hr downed a gel and some powerade.I floored for about 45 mins after the gel WHOAaa!

@ 1 hr 30, a Clif Bar and some powerade. pissed.

@ 2 hrs pissed.

@2.45 pissed, another gel, and some powerade.

@ 320 Clif Bar Powerade

@ 325-340-Powerade, legs hurt bad, as in walking on stilts–my legs with no feet, ankles felt swelled.

Here is a map of the run.

April 21st is the Marathon.
In March I am going to El salvador for 3 weeks to have some fun, and elections! Guate too for about 4 days.

Well I busted out a 100 mile bike and I also busted my ass.

It took me about 6 hrs and 50 minutes and averaged about 14 mph.

I left Lincoln park around 730 and about 1 hr 20 minutes into the ride, when i hit Entiat, I accidently reset my new bike computer! I was pissed.

About 11 miles north of Entiat I peeled off my facemask, fleece gloves, and long sleeve shirt.

Baby Powder break too.

I cruised through chelan towards Wells Dam.  This was a long haul.

Baby Powder break.

Turn around wells damn. Hard time getting off bike. Took a break. ( I had past the first 2 break points).

A pro biking group from Seattle, kept on passing me, and they were taking breaks. 8(

I had about 40 miles to go, @ about 70 miles I started to cry. Body hurt so much and I was thinking of Ironman 2010. I could not see the end and my legs were in pain if I stopped peddling, and in pain if I peddled.- a total doublebind.

Break area @ about 80. Good break.

Baby Powder.

Off to Orondo. More positive.

Break in Orondo. 10 miles to go!

Baby Powder.

I could see Turtle Island in the distance so I knew the end was near.  Spirits are up!

Finish. IN pain.

No happiness, no sadness. Just pain. Ate some chicken and could barely drive home using the clutch.

Friend told me it was elactic acid build up in my legs.