tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post2385539767247779195..comments2012-01-04T01:38:47.764-08:00Comments on Running Dad: More of a Flop than a Flinggraeme reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573554507582740305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-15681908064482370512011-05-04T01:20:40.255-07:002011-05-04T01:20:40.255-07:00Well done Grum on sticking it out - it was a hot (...Well done Grum on sticking it out - it was a hot (and windy - in Edinburgh) day so conditions would have been hard. I know you will repond positively to this - I can relate to the the need for more miles on hills (2 wheel assisted though!). BorisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-69200702299337777362011-05-03T11:30:42.073-07:002011-05-03T11:30:42.073-07:00Well done in finishing! That's the main thing ...Well done in finishing! That's the main thing (I reckon)<br /><br />While reading your report I thought "lack of salt intake"; and Tim's comment mentions Succeed caps. So....... lack of salt (I reckon)<br /><br />Murdo t MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-9605812353899074442011-05-03T11:02:40.458-07:002011-05-03T11:02:40.458-07:00Well done on completing Graeme. I think last year ...Well done on completing Graeme. I think last year you also had a tough Fling but a good WHW. Have a think about how to deal with the sun though, it gets pretty hot in Chamonix!Andy Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484436140840957046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-42249740271702924002011-05-03T09:46:07.296-07:002011-05-03T09:46:07.296-07:00Sorry to hear you lost so much time later, Graeme....Sorry to hear you lost so much time later, Graeme. But might help to know that was the first time this year I've gone past 25 miles myself, with the key factors for me being constant (year-round, day & night) trail/hill-running with numerous outings of 10–20 miles (which I don't regard as 'long' runs) and the sheer time on rough ground this gives me. So (judging purely from that) I'd put time on your feet above miles for something like this when true off-road running generally takes longer per mile.Peter Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785384885138013463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-63588492587555255012011-05-03T09:33:11.688-07:002011-05-03T09:33:11.688-07:00Hi Graeme,
Great report.
You could tell by you...Hi Graeme,<br /><br />Great report. <br /><br />You could tell by your shirt how much salt you had lost. My black cap was completely white at the end. I don't usually suffer from cramp, but my quads were twitching for the last 15 miles.<br /><br />Well done.<br /><br />DebsDebs M-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710598450672711518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-9340567432818830982011-05-03T09:17:22.343-07:002011-05-03T09:17:22.343-07:00Well done Graeme.
It does sound as though you h...Well done Graeme. <br /><br />It does sound as though you had a pretty tough run so well done on sticking it out. That will help you on the UTMB.<br /><br />Like Tim I used succeed tablets and haven't suffered with cramp but it's hard to know if that is the reason!<br /><br />Hope you can get it sorted.John Kynastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436853872576303518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676526216925737773.post-46754169060965818332011-05-03T07:53:11.771-07:002011-05-03T07:53:11.771-07:00Well done on toughing it out Graeme. Like you, I ...Well done on toughing it out Graeme. Like you, I so wanted to stop but somehow carried on.<br /><br />I'm sure the heat was a major factor for everyone on Saturday. Fortunately I don't seem to suffer with cramp but then I've been using Succeed capsules prophylactically for years.<br /><br />I can't say that they definitely work as I'm too scared to run in the heat without them. Never done a proper trial. I know Chris Ellis isn't convinced by them but I think they work for me.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483958361199179409noreply@blogger.com