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PeterJ · Water Boy Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 59

hey you lightweighters, Peter the 200 pounder (172 cm) demolished the 50 minutes barrier in a 10 K race: 49:12 Thumbs Up

Although I worked very hard for this goal in the last months, I was this morning in pure panic mode: I slept extremely bad, dreamed about a 10 K race where people were applauding to Peter when he eventually made it after 1 hour and 45 minutes and all were wait for me to pack and go. Crying or Very sad

Shock 2, were when I checked my weight and found that I have gained 3 pounds since yesterday (this was not a dream). I began to hesitate if I am able to run a descent time at all! In the warm up I couldn't get control over my heart rate, even the easiest jog brought it over 150 and 160 is my threshold. I decided to forget the HR and just concentrate on the feeling.
The race itself was absolutely perfect I had always 4:50 to 4:55 per km, the second half was even faster. On km 8 I made 4:40 on km 9: 4:25.
In this last 2 km I caught 3 people in front of me, the last one 100 m before the end, when I started my 100 sprint Twisted Evil

(YOU CAN'T WIN IN THE LAST 100 M AGAINST ME!). For this I got finally a clap from the people.
This is now a new record for me, and I was over 2 minutes better as in my last competition in December where I set 51:18.
Now I am looking for new challenges, - and another beer Wink

Regards
Peter

Micah Ward · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:42 am Post subject:

Now there is a man after my own heart (and weight class) Very Happy

Congratulations Exclamation

Was there a Clydesdale division and how did you do there?
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Dan · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:56 am Post subject:

graeme · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:06 am Post subject:

Congrats! way to not let the HR monitor boss you around Smile

PeterJ · Water Boy Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 59

It looks as I am still suffering. After 2 days of light training I wanted to re-start yesterday with "real" training, but I had to abort after 30 minutes with painful stitches in the side. There was no way to get it under control, and the HR went up to 170 even in jogging pace. This is unusual because I don't had such symptoms, yet and I can't remember that I stopped training in the last 18 months. Today my legs seems to be made of led, and I feel pretty much as I am 64 Crying or Very sad

Peter
PS: our coach announced yesterday my time to the others and complimented me on the effort and focus I had to achieve it Very Happy

. It ended with backslapping and congrats of our champions, who run even in their recovery jogs faster as my race speed, a strange but good feeling Laughing

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Micah Ward · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 2:25 am Post subject:

Those champions recognize a great accomplishment when they see it. Very Happy

Don't worry too much about your recovery. I've always read that your recovery period from a race should last one day for each mile of the race so a weeks recovery would be about right for you.
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BigFE1965 · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:

Fantastic time!! Us fat guys need to stick together. I never really have much of an opportunity to run 10Ks in my area. Most races are 5K, but I really don't think I would be close to 50. I have gone through 6 miles in 52 or so during training runs so I know how hard it is.
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7/10/03 - 325
3/30/04 - 214, 5/4/04 - 211, 7/10/04 206 (119lbs in one year)
Marathon 4:41:00, 7/10/04
PRs - 5k 22:25, 5/8/04
Half M - 2:09:04, 3/7/04

Goals for '05
21:00 5k
4 hr. M

PeterJ · Water Boy Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 59

after all my excitement, it seems I've lost my motivation. I am waiting now 3 weeks to return to normal, but nothing happens. It's not what we call in German the "battle against the mental swine" (I guess you have a similar idiom), this guy is quiet. I still run, but I don't enjoy it Crying or Very sad

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I am not yet desperate, but I am at a loss.
Can somebody kick me in my a... Twisted Evil

Peter

Micah Ward · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 11:33 am Post subject:

What you are going through is not unusual. You set a worthwhile goal and then you worked hard to achieve it and now everything else is anticlimactic. You have had time to recover from the physical effects of the race so the next step is to set a new goal and work toward it. A reasonable new goal might be to break 48 minutes.
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Dan · Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject:

Run with other people. That will pull you through the doldrums almost every time.

Dan
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