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Saturday Aug 10, 2013 #
9 AM
Running 5:35:24 33.57 mi (9:59 / mi) +1973m 8:27 / mi
ahr:131 max:149 shoes: Mizuno Harrier
Tour of Bradwell, 9th place.
Winner 4.53 (new course record)
Compared to the race I ran a few weeks ago, this was part of the UK Ultra Running Champs and so had some proper ultra runners turn up. The pace from the gun really surprised me, and I was outside the top 20 at the first checkpoint at Pindale. I was struggling to get into a rhythm, my bumbag was bouncing around a bit too much, and my right foot was annoyingly sore.
Climbed OK up to the top of Cave Dale, but lost a load of time on the descent to Castleton by being a pansy. On the climb up to Hollins Cross I got going, and was catching up a pack in front, and moving away from the runners I'd been with at the bottom. Ran all the way up, but then lost time coming down the other side into Edale. Ran all they way up to Druid's Stone (taking on half an energy bar on the way), and this time picked up about four places, only losing one of them on the way back down.
Got another place on the climb to Lose Hill (took on a gel here), and then another on the climb to Win Hill. I thought I was probably just inside the top 10 at this point (2 hrs 40 in) and was feeling good. Enjoyed the Thornhill Trail from the bottom of Win Hill to Bamford, but got caught by someone I'd passed earlier just as we began the climb up Bamford Clough. For the first time I started to feel like I was hitting a bit of a low, so took on the other half of the energy bar I'd had earlier. It took a few minutes, but that perked me up a bit, and I was able to get back into a rhythm as we climbed up onto Stanage Edge, passing another runner but losing time to the guy who'd passed me.
Right foot was really starting to hurt, and I was struggling over the rocks on Stanage Edge, losing more time to the guy in front. Reached Upper Burbage Bridge and was informed I was in 8th place, but in the same time as the winner last year. Hitting another low so had an energy gel, and bought a can of coke from the ice cream van. The combination of those two gave me a real boost and that carried me down the track to Toad's mouth, through Lawrence Field and along the river to Hathersage.
The last section from Hathersage back to Bradwell was deceptively long, and after running the first half well, I started to really struggle in the last couple of miles as I ran from the youth hostel at Abney up and over Bradwell Edge. The steep descent just off the top was horrendous, and it was only when I got back onto the flat road in Bradwell that I could get properly running to the finish.
Coped much better than I did in the heat a few weeks ago, but well off the pace. It will be interesting to see the splits and find out whether I lost time evenly over the race, or whether it was on a few specific legs. I need to get my foot sorted so that I can run pain free. I've not got fuelling sorted yet either so need to keep working on that.
Fuelling:
- 2 * caffeine gel
- 1 * SIS energy bar
- 1 * can of coke
- lots of jelly babies
- about 1 litre of water with SIS GO electrolyte tablet
- water at some of the checkpoints
Lessons learnt:
- these boys go downhill very fast, even though it's an ultra. I need to get my ankles sorted and get some confidence back into my descending
- I seem to be running uphill quite well
- the worst thing you can do is stop running
Winner 4.53 (new course record)
Compared to the race I ran a few weeks ago, this was part of the UK Ultra Running Champs and so had some proper ultra runners turn up. The pace from the gun really surprised me, and I was outside the top 20 at the first checkpoint at Pindale. I was struggling to get into a rhythm, my bumbag was bouncing around a bit too much, and my right foot was annoyingly sore.
Climbed OK up to the top of Cave Dale, but lost a load of time on the descent to Castleton by being a pansy. On the climb up to Hollins Cross I got going, and was catching up a pack in front, and moving away from the runners I'd been with at the bottom. Ran all the way up, but then lost time coming down the other side into Edale. Ran all they way up to Druid's Stone (taking on half an energy bar on the way), and this time picked up about four places, only losing one of them on the way back down.
Got another place on the climb to Lose Hill (took on a gel here), and then another on the climb to Win Hill. I thought I was probably just inside the top 10 at this point (2 hrs 40 in) and was feeling good. Enjoyed the Thornhill Trail from the bottom of Win Hill to Bamford, but got caught by someone I'd passed earlier just as we began the climb up Bamford Clough. For the first time I started to feel like I was hitting a bit of a low, so took on the other half of the energy bar I'd had earlier. It took a few minutes, but that perked me up a bit, and I was able to get back into a rhythm as we climbed up onto Stanage Edge, passing another runner but losing time to the guy who'd passed me.
Right foot was really starting to hurt, and I was struggling over the rocks on Stanage Edge, losing more time to the guy in front. Reached Upper Burbage Bridge and was informed I was in 8th place, but in the same time as the winner last year. Hitting another low so had an energy gel, and bought a can of coke from the ice cream van. The combination of those two gave me a real boost and that carried me down the track to Toad's mouth, through Lawrence Field and along the river to Hathersage.
The last section from Hathersage back to Bradwell was deceptively long, and after running the first half well, I started to really struggle in the last couple of miles as I ran from the youth hostel at Abney up and over Bradwell Edge. The steep descent just off the top was horrendous, and it was only when I got back onto the flat road in Bradwell that I could get properly running to the finish.
Coped much better than I did in the heat a few weeks ago, but well off the pace. It will be interesting to see the splits and find out whether I lost time evenly over the race, or whether it was on a few specific legs. I need to get my foot sorted so that I can run pain free. I've not got fuelling sorted yet either so need to keep working on that.
Fuelling:
- 2 * caffeine gel
- 1 * SIS energy bar
- 1 * can of coke
- lots of jelly babies
- about 1 litre of water with SIS GO electrolyte tablet
- water at some of the checkpoints
Lessons learnt:
- these boys go downhill very fast, even though it's an ultra. I need to get my ankles sorted and get some confidence back into my descending
- I seem to be running uphill quite well
- the worst thing you can do is stop running