They say a picture is worth a thousand words, these should say how our marathon was.
Showing posts with label tamarindo beach marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tamarindo beach marathon. Show all posts
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the heck? How did this marathon creep up on us so fast? I was just busy teaching and living life and of course training, but here it is. I am trying to be positive, like watching Nike commercials etc. to get pumped for the pain. Actually the last two I have done have not hurt. When I did the half in Leadville I was going too darn slow to be sore. And the marathon last year, just was not sore.
Well I have a good friend in Flagstaff that would tell me I did not go hard enough if I was not sore. So Saturday I will be sore! I will give it every ounce and by golly I will set a pr if it kills me! And yes Rebekah you can take off, stay, or do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself while I am spasming out!
I have come up with a plan that goes against all running rules. The deal is it is cool for about the first half of the marathon. Then that wonderful sun comes up and it heats up, fast. My plan is to run the first half faster than the second half. Now I know all the books say opposite, but they aren't running a marathon in Tamarindo at 98% humidity and about 89 degrees.
We also have the guys in our court and they will be keeping us in the coconut water for our trek. Man this is going to be fun!
Well I have a good friend in Flagstaff that would tell me I did not go hard enough if I was not sore. So Saturday I will be sore! I will give it every ounce and by golly I will set a pr if it kills me! And yes Rebekah you can take off, stay, or do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself while I am spasming out!
I have come up with a plan that goes against all running rules. The deal is it is cool for about the first half of the marathon. Then that wonderful sun comes up and it heats up, fast. My plan is to run the first half faster than the second half. Now I know all the books say opposite, but they aren't running a marathon in Tamarindo at 98% humidity and about 89 degrees.
We also have the guys in our court and they will be keeping us in the coconut water for our trek. Man this is going to be fun!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
MARATHON DOS
Two marathons down and not sure how many more I have got in me. Of course I must remind myself that it is very similar to childbirth and by this time next week I will be thinking of a new training strategy and planning the next big one. We did have a great time though and Tamarindo was great. We rented a house on the beach for a hundred bucks a night and it was well worth it. Should have gone for the extra night but Bekah had to work today. I am one sore puppy but it is all good.
The race was very poorly organized and very hot and very malo. The biggest disappointment was that they decided, since doing their web site evidently, that they would not offer cash prizes. Bekah and I both placed third in our age groups, which made us eligible for the 150.00 prize. I actually beat a couple of people, I think it was the ones they carried off in the ambulance, but hey! Anyway they also ran out of medals, and told us we could pick those along with our plaques up in downtown San Jose at the sports store. Huh? What the freaking heck is that? We were pretty angry to say the least.
The last couple of water stops were gone, yeah cleaned up and gone. The food was put away and they were taking down the finish line while people were still finishing. I got lost twice at the end because I did not know the roads and some nice people showed me the way. That is just messed up. There were only 120 people in the marathon and they could have handled it much better.
We did decide we would never do Tamarindo Beach marathon again, because of the poor show as well as the heat. 80% humidity about put me under for sure. As evidenced by the purple face!
The race was very poorly organized and very hot and very malo. The biggest disappointment was that they decided, since doing their web site evidently, that they would not offer cash prizes. Bekah and I both placed third in our age groups, which made us eligible for the 150.00 prize. I actually beat a couple of people, I think it was the ones they carried off in the ambulance, but hey! Anyway they also ran out of medals, and told us we could pick those along with our plaques up in downtown San Jose at the sports store. Huh? What the freaking heck is that? We were pretty angry to say the least.
The last couple of water stops were gone, yeah cleaned up and gone. The food was put away and they were taking down the finish line while people were still finishing. I got lost twice at the end because I did not know the roads and some nice people showed me the way. That is just messed up. There were only 120 people in the marathon and they could have handled it much better.
We did decide we would never do Tamarindo Beach marathon again, because of the poor show as well as the heat. 80% humidity about put me under for sure. As evidenced by the purple face!
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