Marathon/Half Marathon Running

[Jase]

Anyone run in the Adelaide Marathon festival this morning? 5k, 10k, half, or full?

I ran the Half today…

Hadn’t been training much this past month, struggling with motivation and my mental health a bit…

I’ve not run Adelaide before, so wasn’t sure about the course. A beautiful morning at the start and was tracking along reasonably well for an old bloke… then I hit the Morphett Street bridge and the wall hit me. The lack of training, the very mild hill and a head wind after turning around at Hindley St just cooked me.

Finished off OK and was pretty happy with my time considering.

Have the motivation back now so will ramp up the work ready for McLaren Vale Half on June the 1st.

How did your wife go in the 42.2?


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[heater31]

Anyone run in the Adelaide Marathon festival this morning? 5k, 10k, half, or full?

I did the kids fun run......hamstrings said no!

Missus did the 5k. Struggled to train the past 2 weeks and had to be convinced to run.

One of our Mums group dads did the full 42km in 3.45 or something.

[saintal]

The last time I did the Adelaide half marathon in 2022 there were 798 finishers (held in August). Previous events were also around the 800-1000 mark from memory.

Noticed that last week's run had 2,208 runners cross the finish line for the half....huge growth in just 3 years

[MW]

Covid created a running boom, then the singles realised it’s a great way to meet like minded fit people

[Rams52]

Anyone run in the Adelaide Marathon festival this morning? 5k, 10k, half, or full?

I ran the Half today…

Hadn’t been training much this past month, struggling with motivation and my mental health a bit…

I’ve not run Adelaide before, so wasn’t sure about the course. A beautiful morning at the start and was tracking along reasonably well for an old bloke… then I hit the Morphett Street bridge and the wall hit me. The lack of training, the very mild hill and a head wind after turning around at Hindley St just cooked me.

Finished off OK and was pretty happy with my time considering.

Have the motivation back now so will ramp up the work ready for McLaren Vale Half on June the 1st.

How did your wife go in the 42.2?


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It was Amber Fluid's wife who did the full I think? Not mine.
Was a bit of a tough one, agreed the Morphett St bridge was difficult, it was just before then I started feeling it all.
The last 3k's I just died in the arse. Didn't take any fuel (gels/food) which would have helped I reckon. Was on target pace until then, and missed my goal time by about 30secs. Pretty happy with the time overall though.

[Booney]

My brother in law was running his second marathon. At the 38k mark both quads, hammys, calves and feet simultaneously cramped. He didn't get to 39kms.

He's also lost 4 toe nails.

[MW]

My brother in law was running his second marathon. At the 38k mark both quads, hammys, calves and feet simultaneously cramped. He didn't get to 39kms.

He's also lost 4 toe nails.

Cramps are yuck. I remember my second Yurrebilla 56k trail ultra I had cramps like that with 6km to go but somehow managed to change my running style to get to the finish line.

The few days before a marathon are just as important as the actual run. Hydrate, carbs, taper etc.

[Jase]

My brother in law was running his second marathon. At the 38k mark both quads, hammys, calves and feet simultaneously cramped. He didn't get to 39kms.

He's also lost 4 toe nails.

Sweet Baby Rays that sounds horrible... Toe nails, no biggie, but full leg cramps, I would have been screaming for them to put me out of my misery, after 38Kms as well, brutal...

I managed a calf for the last Km were any sort of length in my stride and my calf suggested that wasn't such a good idea. Getting old sucks...