Ultrawoman's Blog: October 2018

Water Display on the water at mile 5 .

So YES I just did a 13.1 mile run at Long Beach... normally this is not a BIG of a deal BUT this is my first 13.1 mile run since May as I have suffered from Chronic Achilles Tendinitis even putting a halt to my cycling and mainly Hiking and swimming have maintained fitness.
So below is a quick account of my days leading up to the run...

1. Helped as I do every October with Kool N Fit booth spraying runners and educating them on the fantastic benefits of using Kool n Fit

2. After talking to my friend Lorraine and suggesting a heel lift in my right shoe I thought wow I could just walk and jog and have fun!! So on going home I went to the pharmacy and ended up putting a 1.5cm heel lift into my Brooks running shoe.

3. ALL day Saturday I was on the sofa with my foot in a boot or on ice,

3. Sunday morning arrived and I was not nervous .. I was going to have a great time with my new pink Turtle back pack I had bought to support Breast Cancer, I was going to dress in pink take photos and jog, Give out High 5s, and enjoy the views.

Hammer Nutrition

This is Pink Power,,, and my Pink Turtle Back Pack holding my precious Hammer gels and my Fully Charged before the event began..

SO I stood in wave 3 finally made it to the start line and began to jog.
It was a great day to run, I felt happy ... I felt like an athlete again!!!! I just love to run and do competitions my pink brooks leggings were soaked in Kool N Fit spray, I had my Hammer gels and was chugging along carefully as not to aggravate my tendon.

I saw so many friends out there some were running ,, some were cheering the views were great, I did get too hot and had to stop while I took off an extra layer but it did not matter,, I was having fun, I drank water at the aid stations washing down a Hammer gel, I loved the bike path on the beach, the last 3.5miles are on the road heading back to Long Beach convention center so many people cheering I just kept jogging and stopped a few times to say hi to friends and was sprayed down at mile 10 with Kool n Fit.. The finish line came up and I did get a call out not often I run with a pink Turtle...

I looked at my polar Monitor and a huge smile came across my face... an unexpected time of 1hour 56 mins not bad for no running! and an injured foot I will take that any day!!

A HUGE thank you to #koolnfit for their excellent sprays and letting me represent them for 9 years at Long Beach!

I fueled on Hammer Nutrition the new Fully charged is amazing and I took Hammer gels and recovered with recoverite. I use an M600 Polar Monitor which kept my heart rate in check.

JUST SO HAPPY TO FEEL LIKE AN ATHLETE AGAIN AFTER SO MUCH HEART ACHE WITH MY ACHILLES TENDON>