tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post2396529212610850445..comments2024-03-11T10:53:23.511-04:00Comments on Meg Go Run: Training, Taper, Race Plan, and Nerves!Meg Go Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-63299065856654479372016-04-27T01:54:05.623-04:002016-04-27T01:54:05.623-04:00niceniceShwetabloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945314996642903763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-75414859004981911302016-03-31T17:55:38.025-04:002016-03-31T17:55:38.025-04:00Thank you for the pep talk! :)Thank you for the pep talk! :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-76348947721735731862016-03-31T16:46:54.975-04:002016-03-31T16:46:54.975-04:00 Oh my goodness, your races this Saturday! Super D... Oh my goodness, your races this Saturday! Super Duper good luck!! I know you will totally kick ass because you are a super strong runner who is very smart about listening to your body and training hard. I cannot wait to hear all about it :-) Girl Goes Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007470602143669184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-85252341952400212092016-03-31T15:16:38.568-04:002016-03-31T15:16:38.568-04:00Well I will be honest I have only ever warmed up f...Well I will be honest I have only ever warmed up for one race and it was a 5k. During all my race pace runs I did a warm up of 1.5-2 miles. But I don't know whether to warm up on race day! I think I will, especially because I am taking 2 days off from running before the race. It is prob not a good idea to go from NO running to a 7:15 mile. A warm up mile would probably be best. :)<br /><br />I am trying to kill fiber! Yesterday I had kale and lettuce but no more fibrous veggies. Omg I had beans yesterday too. No more beans. What the hell am I supposed to eat????<br /><br />Thank you for that mantra! Maybe I should write "I feel amazing" on my arm so I can look at it? :)<br /><br />Also, I will mention sometimes I feel bad about saying BDR sucked because I did win my AG but like I said, I compete against MYSELF and my body just did not cooperate that day. I feel like the potential for a better race was there but I just couldn't pull through on race day for a variety of reasons... humidity... Ativan hangover...Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-71286422364031050822016-03-31T11:24:13.862-04:002016-03-31T11:24:13.862-04:00Thanks Cassie!Thanks Cassie!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-19845823566101129272016-03-31T10:12:25.664-04:002016-03-31T10:12:25.664-04:00Taper madness is the worst! I think you're fin...Taper madness is the worst! I think you're fine to just have an "A" goal, since that's the one thing you really want!Cassie @ Rural Running Redheadhttp://www.ruralrunningredhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-47131575852103021002016-03-30T19:59:13.273-04:002016-03-30T19:59:13.273-04:00I do not know how everything hurts. It must be psy...I do not know how everything hurts. It must be psychosomatic, which pisses me off because if I KNOW it's not real, then why do I still feel it?? You're the psychologist. Thoughts? Can you do a study on this?? :)<br /><br />Good luck at your race! Running up a butte sounds crazy!!! My race is pancake flat for 99% of it. :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-55674778548481961512016-03-30T19:57:02.638-04:002016-03-30T19:57:02.638-04:00Go big or go home, right??Go big or go home, right??Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-90346693745922840532016-03-30T19:52:26.025-04:002016-03-30T19:52:26.025-04:00So excited for you!! You're going to rock it, ...So excited for you!! You're going to rock it, I can feel it!!<br /><br />I feel ya on not having a B goal. That's how I feel about my marathon goal, PR or bust dammit! Lol!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786291500572689794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-84596259618896326002016-03-30T15:26:41.041-04:002016-03-30T15:26:41.041-04:00Good luck with the taper! I have the same problem...Good luck with the taper! I have the same problem when I am truly tapering for a race and really toning down the mileage and intensity. All of a sudden a 9min/mile pace feels hard...what??? And YES!!! --> Everything hurts. How can that be? <br /><br />I am actually doing a 10-mile race this weekend too! My race is on Sunday. I'm definitely not trying to go for a PR because the race is called Horse Butte 10-miler... 5 miles up a butte, 5 miles down. At least the downhill will be nice. :) Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749992004731099306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-12645530583337496802016-03-30T14:28:46.164-04:002016-03-30T14:28:46.164-04:00OMGGGGGGGGGGG I WOULD HAVE DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! L...OMGGGGGGGGGGG I WOULD HAVE DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL I am glad we figured this out. :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-1055738070675328252016-03-30T14:16:44.773-04:002016-03-30T14:16:44.773-04:00I had not had any coffee yet when I read your post...I had not had any coffee yet when I read your post this morning and I actually thought you shit the bed at Ali's house! It honestly took me a minute to realize you weren't being literal!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-27179315294298289482016-03-30T12:57:55.007-04:002016-03-30T12:57:55.007-04:00There MUST be. I mean, I am generally okay with ru...There MUST be. I mean, I am generally okay with running less and taking rest days. It's a minor annoyance. The aches and pains are the BIG annoyance.<br /><br />I learned the "shit the bed" phrase from my eloquent husband. :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-1773524275745237642016-03-30T12:30:30.056-04:002016-03-30T12:30:30.056-04:00Can I just say I love the phrase "shit the be...Can I just say I love the phrase "shit the bed"? So hilarious and full of imagery haha.<br /><br />I think if you know you'd be disappointed with anything else, then just having an A goal is fair. You've put the work in; trust your body and do your thing!<br /><br />Tapering is so weird. WHY does it make everything ache and twinge just before race day?! There must be a scientific reason behind it.Ali K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15736472530374069410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-3027511751035708082016-03-30T11:12:16.224-04:002016-03-30T11:12:16.224-04:00Haha jail time! That's a great way to put it a...Haha jail time! That's a great way to put it as I am a prisoner of my own mind at the moment. :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-13012157280011515162016-03-30T10:57:48.498-04:002016-03-30T10:57:48.498-04:00You have put in all the training and now putting i...You have put in all the training and now putting in the jail time... I mean taper time... I'm sure you will reach your goal! <br /><br />I know at least 4 others who are doing this race, if I wasn't feeling so sick right now, I would bribe my sisters to watch my son so I would run it too! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-27405859959599605972016-03-30T10:08:57.286-04:002016-03-30T10:08:57.286-04:00Go big or go home, right? :)Go big or go home, right? :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-79439375937566204862016-03-30T09:59:41.342-04:002016-03-30T09:59:41.342-04:00YEAHHHHH! Excited for you. I love that you only ha...YEAHHHHH! Excited for you. I love that you only have an A goal. I just absolutely love that about you. All in, balls out! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137691553415564797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-38087132488166669762016-03-30T09:34:15.924-04:002016-03-30T09:34:15.924-04:00Thanks Hanna! Good luck at your race as well! Snow...Thanks Hanna! Good luck at your race as well! Snow?? That sucks. I am so over this winter! I actually had to run in tights and gloves this morning which really ticked me off. I thought for sure I'd be in shorts from here on out but NOT SO.<br /><br />No, BDR did not live up to it's name by a long shot. While it wasn't a personal worst, it definitely did not go well for me.<br /><br />Sometimes I set A/B/C goals- mostly when I know my A goal is only something I can reach if all the stars are aligned on race day- which obviously doesn't always happen! My "A" goal here though is something I feel like I SHOULD be able to reach even if there is some adversity thrown my way. But obviously, I don't feel like it is a GIVEN that I will reach it. I felt confident about BDR but then an Ativan hangover and calf cramps had other plans for me.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-55834989563232420272016-03-30T09:17:13.038-04:002016-03-30T09:17:13.038-04:00Eeeek! How exciting! Good luck!! I am also racing ...Eeeek! How exciting! Good luck!! I am also racing on Saturday :) Well, "racing". I'm in the thick of training so I can't really taper and I'll probably just treat it as a tempo run....we're supposed to get SNOW! 35-45 sounds like perfect racing weather. That's what we had during my half a couple weeks ago and it could not have been better. I think this race will treat you MUCH better than BDR!! BDR really did not live up to its name, huh? :)<br /><br />I have the exact same mindset about A/B/C/Z/whatever goals. I kind of feel like it's pointless to have sub goals because once I've put an A goal out there, it's always going to be on my mind and it's hard to settle for something less when I know that wasn't my "real" goal. For my marathon, my A goal is close enough to my current PR that it's kind of silly to set lower goals anyway.Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728566362857791633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-5559701125130135012016-03-30T09:01:16.940-04:002016-03-30T09:01:16.940-04:00Have fun at your race! I hope it isn't too win...Have fun at your race! I hope it isn't too windy. Maybe it will be at your back at some point and then you can fly? :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-15513699709668968832016-03-30T08:17:08.866-04:002016-03-30T08:17:08.866-04:00Oh i'm excited for you and I know you'll d...Oh i'm excited for you and I know you'll do great.<br />I have a race this weekend along the ocean front and I know there will be some serious head winds, there always are! Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-724567622367526582016-03-30T08:16:23.718-04:002016-03-30T08:16:23.718-04:00Thank you, Susan!Thank you, Susan!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-44126916460835212942016-03-30T08:16:10.954-04:002016-03-30T08:16:10.954-04:00I finally was able to look at the hourly forecast ...I finally was able to look at the hourly forecast for that morning and it looks like it will be 45-50, which I think is actually PERFECT for a run!<br /><br />Thank you thank you thank you for pointing out I have done everything I can that is within my control. As long as I keep up my end of the bargain and taper correctly and stick to my race plan and don't get shit faced the night before, I think you are right- I WILL have done everything in my control!<br /><br />I will be interested to see if my calves cramp like they did at BDR. :)Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-31262610582285951512016-03-30T08:14:10.926-04:002016-03-30T08:14:10.926-04:00I agree, as long as we can learn something from a ...I agree, as long as we can learn something from a bad race, I would still see it as a positive!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.com