Boudicca's Voice

Scaling the Training

I have created a scale of how to rate my trainings for this marathon. Where as normally it is a 1-5 or 1-10 scale with 1 being low and 10 being high, I decided that..

… 5 is perfect. (As referenced in below post…)

A score of 1 means that I was lethargic, low blood sugar, and they were having to scrape my near lifeless body off the pavement.

A score of 10 is… well… Eric’s infamous Ravioli run. I don’t judge a good run by barfing. If I barf, that is a BAD run. Turning one’s head while barfing and continuing to run may be spectacular to a Marine, but to this Mom ‘o three, NO.

Hurling while training is… BAD.

That said, if I should push myself so hard during this marathon that I hurl across the finish line, all bets are off. That’s cool.

Some things you read just stick in your head. The Ravioli run was one. Blech.

Today’s run, was about a 3 quickly sliding into a 2, at mile 7. My blood sugar had dropped, I’d not eaten since 5AM, I had cement legs, and I was starting to feel like I was drooling as I do when my blood sugar gets too low.

Its not really drooling… but I get too much saliva and get clammy… a bit panicked.

I realized I’d not eaten and in the pouring rain, broke out the saltine crackers I had in my pocket (wrapped in plastic), and ate them, along with a Sport Beans (the extreme Sport Beans have caffeine)… holy crap, within minutes I felt so much better and was able to make it the last 3 miles without incident.

In the end, I give today’s training a solid 5. GREAT training.

Plus, since I trained in the rain, I realized I need to carry band aids. Its all about experience and learning what works…

So to recap:
1 is bad… lethargic lifeless body being scraped off the pavement.
5 is GREAT
10 is a Ravioli run. Very bad.

Posted by Boudicca at October 4, 2008 07:21 PM | TrackBack