Lake McMurtry 50K Trail Race
This race optimized my thoughts on running. It broke me down and reveled my weakness..........
DNF my second 50K trail race in 6 months. It appears to be similar issues related to late stage nausea and weakness that I am unable to recover from.
This race started great, I had researched and practiced what I thought I needed from the previous lessons learned. The weather was warm, I got up early ate my usual breakfast worked on mobility and drove to Stillwater. The race started fast and for the first couple of miles things were quicker than I wanted so I dropped back and found my pace. I was drinking water, carrying my two 20oz bottles and filling them often. I took 2 S-caps every hour and ate my standard Peanut Butter/Bread M&M combo that has worked well for me all year.
There were four 7.5 mile loops, first loop took 1.5 hours, second loop took 1:40 min and then third loop took 2 hours.
I encountered my issues on the back half of this last loop. I began to feel weaker and noticed I was walking more. I tried to eat at hour 3 but was unable to get down my usual. At an aid station I felt hungry and ate 2 potato chips and 2 drinks of a coke and felt great for about 3 miles, running again. I tried to repeat it at the next aid station but it did not have the same effect. At this point I became very nauseated and just wanted to make it back to the middle, sit down and regroup. All my family was there and very supportive, felt I let some people down. I continued to be nauseated, tried eating salt, sipping cold drinks nothing helped. It was pointed out that although it was 81 degrees and I had been running for several hours I was not sweating. This alarmed me knowing what this is a sign of. So I stopped my Garmin and climbed into the car. I started throwing up and it was nothing but yellow stomach bile. All though I thought I was drinking and it felt my stomach was full, it was not and I was really dehydrated.
On the way home I drank about 75oz of cold 7-up which is fast becoming my failure recovery drink.
Waking up Sunday the 3rd I am very sore all over, I know that I pushed my limit.
Notes of interest and thoughts:
Dry skin, no urine, weakness, 3 pound weight loss, nausea, empty stomach = Significant Dehydration
Need to learn to pound water in later stages, high mileage This may be a learned physiologic skill that I need to work on.
This is the second time this has happened - pattern?
Positive note, my foot did not hurt at all, today it is sore but during the race if felt normal.
Taking some time off from running, seeing a doctor next week for my foot. Have a big event forthcoming, I will continue to train for strength and endurance and build up running this spring once my foot is back to normal
Still have not perfected the 50 mile and less distance. Not ready for the big one.
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