I went to a new running store to try on some shoes a few weeks ago. When I told him what I was training for and about my injury, the running store guy told me, "Train on pavement as little as possible." I simply said, "Uh, ok," but inwardly I wondered, "Where in the world do you find somewhere not pavement to train for a marathon???" I guess Marcie's 18-mile treadmill run would be the obvious answer. I didn't buy shoes from him. I went back to the store in Bountiful owned and run by a former University of Utah cross-country coach who assured me that I'd do fine running the marathon. "Just run slow if you need to and you'll make it," was his advice to me. And you know, I believe him.
PS I am excited about my new Amphipod RunLite TrailRunner. I've never run far enough to need to carry water with me before.
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I'm going to adopt that second piece of advice as my mantra for the marathon - just run slow if you need to and you'll make it. It's comforting and I believe it, too.
ReplyDeleteTell us how you like your RunLite - so exciting to get new gear!
I got a Amphipod for my birthday and I love it. I am trying to figure out how to get it to stop riding up when it's low on water, it stays in place when full, but as it gets lighter it wants to ride up on my waist instead of my hips. Let me know if you have any tricks.
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE what the U of U guy told you. So true. Any of US can do it. Its just finding the pace we need for that day, or that time in our life, under those circumstances. I too will use his advice. Thankyou for sharing it!
When training for Ogden marathon, I did have lots of knee issues. I trained through lots of pain in my knees. I did try to incorporate a little bit of non-pavement running into my routes. Especially my long runs. I think it helped. Like maybe just 5 or so miles in the middle- there is this dirt field close to my house- it is a corn field. Id run around it a few times- on the dirt surface. Id also try to get lots of surface variety. Id do part of that long run on pavement, part on dirt, then hit the highschool track for a few miles. I thought variety helped. I did try to avoid sidewalks like the plague. Give me pavement over concrete any day!
Ran with the amphipod today. I only put a little water in one of the bottles, just to practice taking it off and putting it back on. Cynthia, I wear it on my waist, so can't help with the riding-up issues. I love the front pouch. There was a lighter one at REI that was velcro and not clipped shut. I didn't like it when I jogged around the store. I do like this one a lot.
ReplyDeleteI love that the Amphipod bottles snap in! I can't tell you how many times I drop bottles out of my Fuel Belt while stretching before a run especially. It's annoying and I usually just have to take the belt off to avoid it. And then there is always the run to the port o' and in a hurry if you aren't careful with that belt, you're bound to drop a bottle and that water is no longer drinkable until that bottle hits the dishwasher at least twice! ;) I am sad to hear about the riding up though. Sounds like the belt material is the nylon type with an adjustable plastic slide? I can't really tell on their web site. That is one thing I like about the Fuel Belt - it is like a thick elastic strap that you velcro in front so it never rides up, but mine is quite an older model so it may be different than the ones they have now. Not sure which one you tried at REI. Anyway, glad you are enjoying it! I'm a wuss...I take my water out on just about EVERY run! ;)
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