DairyKing's Journal, 23 August 2014

Good Afternoon, FS Warriors! I am alive. I have survived the 10K, and even better, I finished it! Boy was it hot and humid. I carried a 20 oz. bottle of Gatorade in my hand the whole race. Well, it didn't have 20 oz. when I finished. I think there were 3 water stops. I took the water and poured it over my head. Shocking! But who knows, it may have been just the edge I needed to finish. I've got a book that says that, for every 5 degrees greater than 65 degrees, you need to add 30 seconds to your pace. Well, I figured it was about 80 during the race, and I should add 1:30 to my pace. Well, if it had been cooler, and a lot less humidity, I probably would have run at about an 11:30 pace. As it was, I averaged a little over 13 min/mile pace. I finished at about 1:20:00. Not too sure exactly, it could have been 1:21. There were chips in the bibs, and I crossed the start line at over 1 minute. So, depending on whether or not they record the start and finish times based on the chip, or just the finish times based on the chip, it could be either. I'll see when the results are posted. Either way, I would have been happy to finish under an hour and a half. The weather, especially the humidity, was really taking it's toll on me, I started out at a 10:30 pace, and by the 3rd mile I was running over 13 minute miles and finished up the 6.2 miles right at a 13:20 pace. My heart rate averaged between 170 and 185 BPM. That's where I can really tell the influence of heat and humidity on my running. I've sucked down 3 bottles of water, a cup of coffee, a half-pint of orange juice, a 20 oz bottle of Sunny Delight, and my urine is still fairly yellow. I know, TMI, but it's the truth. I did stop for my traditional trophy - a sausage egg and cheese biscuit at Hardees. Some people want one of those brass statues posing on a hardwood base; I'll take the biscuit. LOL! You wouldn't believe it, I was praying for rain, but gave up after I saw the sun was so bright. However, 20 minutes after leaving Hardees, probably 30 miles away from the race, the skies turned black and it poured and poured. Where's the justice in that? Go figure.

I may not have been the fastest horse in the stable, but I got the job done:



Deja Vu!



Not more than 30 miles from the race; where's the justice?



All for this! And of course, the Hardees biscuit!


Toodles, My Friends!

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3102 kcal

Fat: 156.73g | Prot: 105.22g | Carb: 322.88g.   Breakfast: Margarine, 1st National Bagel Company French Toast Bagel, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Guaranteed Value Non-Dairy Creamer, Gatorade G2 Perform 02 - Frost Glacier Freeze (Bottle). Dinner: Mueller's Spaghetti Pasta, Homemade-Style Spaghetti Sauce with Beef or Meat. Snacks/Other: Great Value Non-Dairy Coffee Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Hardee's Minute Maid Orange Juice, Hardee's Smoked Sausage Biscuit with Egg & Cheese. more...

4054 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 2 hours, Resting - 17 hours, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...