August 13, 2013

Charles Street 12 Miler Recap

I missed my Marvelous in my Monday post yesterday because I was sick with some sort of sinusitis infection. I've had sinus problems before so I know that going to the doctor's is useful unless it's been more than two weeks. Just lots of rest and tea for me. After the race I ran on Saturday I started feeling not so hot and spent most of yesterday sleeping besides running out to get some tea and chicken noodle soup from Whole Foods.

This weekend was the inaugural Charles Street 12 Miler  which was a 12 mile race (mostly) down Baltimore's Historic Charles Street which started north of the city and ended near the inner harbor. 

There are never 12 mile races anywhere but the swag was a medal and a super sweet Under Armour hoodie because c'mon, it was practically a half marathon. 

Friday night I laid out all my race gear but ended up going to bed late and only getting 4 hours of sleep (including waking up several times). I wasn't feeling well and had a sore throat so I had some trouble sleeping. 

Saturday morning  I woke up fine,ate some cinnamon raisin Ezekiel toast with peanut butter and banana, and left to hitch a ride with some people from my marathon training group who were carpooling.  

I felt pretty good before the race, minus some tight calves and not drinking enough water the previous week.  Once the race started, I started off too fast because I wanted to race it, not just run it. I had only run one other time that week so thought my legs should be okay. However I had a really rough crossfit class on Friday afternoon, which was probably a bad idea. As I was running the race I felt like it was too fast and my legs were really tight. Also I knew the course pretty well and as I remembered, it was more rolling hills than downhill.   It was a really hard run for me, and I haven't had one of those in a while.  I had two GUs, one around mile 5 and one around mile 9, in desperation for some energy and relief. For a lot of the race I felt blah but started to get into the zone around Mile 7. 

 I was smiling and trying to just jam out to my iPod. I definitely had to tap into some of my mental strength.  It was overcast but really humid out so I was drenched in sweat by the end of the run.  I felt great crossing the finish line-I ended up getting 7th in my age division with 1:33:43.

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I thought that maybe I just hadn't been running enough for training, and that the marathon was going to be really awful.  Now looking back, I'm hoping it was the lack of sleep and oncoming sickness that partially contributed to how crappy I felt during most of the run.  After the race, I met up with my marathon training group and felt pretty good about my time. I know I shouldn't have been trying to keep up with other people and should have just run it slower if I wasn't feeling so hot. 

Overall it was a pretty well organized race, had great race swag, and was a nice course so it's definitely on my radar for next year!

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After the race there were a few post-race hard ciders and beer, some Naked mango coconut water, and part of a boxed lunch we were given. After going out for some Italian food and pizza later that afternoon, I took a really long nap and started feeling awful with a sore throat, sinus pressure, congestion, post-nasal drip, and general malaise. 

 This led to me spending hours upon hours of sitting on the couch watching Netflix for most of the weekend. I've been sleeping, drinkings lots of tea with lemon and ACV, eating fruits and veggies, and loading up on medication. Taking care of yourselves is really important, people. 

What is your favorite/best cure for being sick? Do you have an awesome soup recipe?

12 comments:

  1. Awesome job, what an odd race distance (in a good way!).

    Hope you feel better soon, rest up and enjoy netflix!

    My mom has an awesome home made tomato soup recipe and some other good ones, I will have to ask her for them!

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    1. Thanks so much! Ah homemade soup from mom is always the best!

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  2. GREAT race!! Sorry about the illness. No fun!

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    1. Thanks! Running and hanging out with sweaty people afterwards always isn't good for immune systems haha

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  3. Glad you were able to push through the race and hope you feel better soon! When I'm sick I love drinking tea with honey and lemon, eating chicken noodle soup, and relaxing (i.e. sleeping).

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    1. Thanks so much! I have been drinking lots of tea with honey and lemon and sleeping too :)

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  4. Boo sinuses! But, yay - congrats on finishing the race! I have a great Mexican-style chicken noodle soup recipe that was given to me by my mother-in-law: http://www.wholeisticallyfit.com/2013/02/28/authentic-mexican-chicken-noodle-soup-caldo-de-pollo-recipe/ It's perfect for when you're feeling under the weather. =)

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    1. Thanks and just checked out your blog-which I'm now following because it rocks! I'll definitely add that soup to my dinner plans this week!

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