canadien99
May 23rd, 2012, 02:09 PM
Hello all marathoners/experienced long distance runners,
Alright, i just jogged a half marathon over the weekend.
The difference this year is: My foot is blister free, I'm less tired after the race compared to other 21kms, i no longer feel cramps on my legs.
I'm a casual runner. I run for fun rather than for time. I do these long distances to improve my endurance.
My foot is blister free because a day to two days in advance of the race, i will apply a layer of vaseline to the base of my feet, and everyday leading to the morning of the race, and a layer before the race itself.
I no longer feel cramps in my legs because i eat a bunch of bananas for breakfast prior to race start. That has worked really well for the few 10kms i did.
Just to try something different and because i was running a little late, i skipped the McDonalds big breakfast (no pancakes option), and opted for yogurt, and as a result: The problem i have now is i feel pain/weirdness/tightness in my shoulders, and i have to do shoulder rolls or simulated butterfly swimming strokes during the run in order to loosen the feeling.
Before i'd feel it too but i'd feel it much later into the race. This time, i felt it within the first few kms. How to complete cut out the shoulder tightness completely no matter what distance i run cuz it's simply annoying.
Is my body telling me i need to take in more protein prior to the race? I'm pretty good with leg exercises and stuff, but i'm not sure what kind of warmup exercises i can do to prevent the shoulder tightness. Do you know what i'm talking about here?
I tried something else new this time. Rather than stopping at several water stations, i keep nuun tablets in my four water bottles and only fill-up one with water. Keeps me light and when i finally do stop at a water station, i just fill one bottle with water. The nuun tablets are awesome electrolytes and they are sugar free.
Thanks in advance my fellow running brothers and sisters alike.
Alright, i just jogged a half marathon over the weekend.
The difference this year is: My foot is blister free, I'm less tired after the race compared to other 21kms, i no longer feel cramps on my legs.
I'm a casual runner. I run for fun rather than for time. I do these long distances to improve my endurance.
My foot is blister free because a day to two days in advance of the race, i will apply a layer of vaseline to the base of my feet, and everyday leading to the morning of the race, and a layer before the race itself.
I no longer feel cramps in my legs because i eat a bunch of bananas for breakfast prior to race start. That has worked really well for the few 10kms i did.
Just to try something different and because i was running a little late, i skipped the McDonalds big breakfast (no pancakes option), and opted for yogurt, and as a result: The problem i have now is i feel pain/weirdness/tightness in my shoulders, and i have to do shoulder rolls or simulated butterfly swimming strokes during the run in order to loosen the feeling.
Before i'd feel it too but i'd feel it much later into the race. This time, i felt it within the first few kms. How to complete cut out the shoulder tightness completely no matter what distance i run cuz it's simply annoying.
Is my body telling me i need to take in more protein prior to the race? I'm pretty good with leg exercises and stuff, but i'm not sure what kind of warmup exercises i can do to prevent the shoulder tightness. Do you know what i'm talking about here?
I tried something else new this time. Rather than stopping at several water stations, i keep nuun tablets in my four water bottles and only fill-up one with water. Keeps me light and when i finally do stop at a water station, i just fill one bottle with water. The nuun tablets are awesome electrolytes and they are sugar free.
Thanks in advance my fellow running brothers and sisters alike.