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24 hour race - advice welcome
I shall be participating in a 24-hour track race in October for the first time.
I'd be interested to hear of other people's experiences - any hints for the actual race day will be gratefully received!
I'd be interested to hear of other people's experiences - any hints for the actual race day will be gratefully received!
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you'll look like a complete idiot for the first six hours, but then for the rest of the race you'll progress up the leader board.
i did one following a plan like this on no other specific training, and did 100 miles +.
get some trainers two sizes too big in case your feet swell up.
take lots of red bull.
ignore any blisters - after an hour or so the pain goes away, even if they are raw.
But are you a doc?
i might know you
look on training for tim's thread too...
what other running experience do you have?
what training have you done to date? (bit late now anyway!)
what's your target for tooting?
Doncastor isn't on now,after 2002 no one could take on the organising of it.
So Hull and Tooting are the only ones in the UK now.
As far as a target for Tooting is concerned, never having done a 24hr race before, its dificult to have any clear expectations until I've done it. Ask me again after the event!
Last year at Tooting my legs started to sieze up during the walks with the cold night air and it took longer to get back running.
Its important to eat and drink regularly, and try and have a routine so you don't start to lose energy.
Don't go out hard withthe guys at the front even if it seems ok, wait till 6 or 8 hours and they'll be coming back to you (except this year there's some good overseas runners entered). I did that last year and finished 4th!
There is one for the next race I'm doing though:
www.acrosstheyears.com
(just a little plug!)
with support - do they watch from the sidelines or can they pace you round on yur final laps?
they are more relaxed at hull
although i suppose it may have impacted on my preformance.
where ya bin?
How's the shoulder?
Should finally oh finally had an MRI scan and an Arthrogram on Monday. Seeing consultant in two weeks time and book my op - which looks to be early part of next year!]
well i didnt like to say anything.
eddum - I'm just pleased you said 'caspar'...