Run, Sacramento blog
Here are excerpts from The Bee's "Run, Sacramento" blog (www.sacbee.com/run), which follows two Bee staff members and a correspondent as they prepare for the Dec. 6 California International Marathon.
So while battling the wind again this morning on a 10-miler, I got to wondering whether the California International Marathon has ever been marred by gusty winds.
Since I've been in town – starting in 2005 – the weather has been ideal every race day. Cool, yes. A little fog, certainly. A slight breeze, occasionally. But the magazine Marathon & Beyond this month has a feature on the CIM that details a cautionary tale about the 1987 race that, to quote the magazine, featured weather that was "atrocious, horrible, beastly, nearly apocalyptic, the stuff of legend."
How bad was it? Here's how Mark Conover, a former U.S. Olympic marathoner, describes that race (he finished third): "When I woke up race morning, I hoped it wouldn't start pouring. I wore a singlet and shorts, and the wind was so bad that I watched it uproot a tree and topple it on top of a car. I also watched it rip the singlet off eventual winner Peter Maher as I ran along with him. It looked like a plastic bag flying in the wind as it went off in the distance."
Yikes. Let's hope there's no sequel Dec. 6.
– Sam McManis
A training run and a half
My goal for the CIM is to break three hours. In my only other marathon, two years ago, I was shooting for the same goal and fell one minute short. But based on recent performances, I should be able to do even better than that, perhaps even approach 2:50. That would require a 6:30 pace, and my first attempt at a long run at that pace ended badly last weekend.
Today, I used the Four Bridges Half Marathon as part of a marathon-pace training run. I ran about 6.5 miles at an easy pace before the race started, went to the starting line, then ran the race at marathon pace.
My race effort wasn't perfect, but it went better than last week. I am still not convinced I can run at that pace for 26 miles. But I guess that's what training runs are for.
Things she has learned
• Those dorky fanny packs are actually called "hydration belts," and yes, I gave in and bought one. REI carries less-dorky ones.
• Chamois butter is my new best friend. I put it everywhere, including between my toes before they go into socks, and everywhere else imaginable.
• Too many GUs can upset your stomach. Try out the various gels, blocks and jelly beans (my favorite – it's like candy!) to see what combination works best for you.
– Gina Kim
Source:http://www.sacbee.com/273/story/2292022.html
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