Marathon Weekend 2019

cburnett11 said:
I got warm sometime around mile 17-18 and was very happy when the rain momentarily picked up a bit. It was refreshing and gave me a little needed recharge.
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I'd venture to guess that was right about when Zelly & I were beginning our corral/first few miles journey since we were in Wave 3. I wasn't fast enough to catch up with you :)
 
lahobbs4 said:
Having a dilemma with my marathon hydration plan. Was planning on my Nathan hydration pack but I was sweating to death with it on my last long-run and I felt like my shoulders were tense the whole time (haven't had those problems until my 15 miler). I have a Nathan handheld with the strap so you aren't really "holding" it, but it's still in your hand. And I HATE running with something in my hands! I've been using Tailwind so I wasn't planning on relying on the course for water.

Any other suggestions? I may just fill a bottled water with my Tailwind before and chunk it once its gone, and use food instead for nutrition...
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I hydrate with nuun. While Powerade is fine for a shorter distance, I don’t want to take a chance for the marathon (especially if we are looking at muggy weather). I will be running with my handheld and a couple of extra tablets in my pocket for refills. I don’t mind my handheld at all and usually forget it’s there. Mine is small (16 oz.) so that may be part of it.
 
LSUlakes said:
Do we know what time the monorail will start running on marathon morning yet? Also if you were staying at a monorail resort what time would you leave your room for the starting areas?
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We typically stay at Bay Lake Tower, and my goal has been to board the 4am monorail over the past few years. I don't like hanging around in the reunion area pre-race, I just want to get to my corral, so I board as late as possible. Especially last year, when it was cold :cold:
 


roxymama said:
I'd venture to guess that was right about when Zelly & I were beginning our corral/first few miles journey since we were in Wave 3. I wasn't fast enough to catch up with you :)
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Funny. Actually I think the downpours were just little pockets of rain hitting neighborhoods. Chicago had widespread cloud coverage, but I believe we were all experiencing different amounts of precipitation at any given time depending on where we were on the course.
 
roxymama said:
Lots of bodyglide (should also be sold at expo.) My shirt was wet but honestly no moreso than when I sweat like a pig in a hot race. Cotton would have been a nightmare. My feet got wet early and there was nothing to do about it. I had pre-bodyglided my whole foot, ankle area and toes. I think this saved me from blisters.
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I have never used body glide. Does it make your feet feel slippery?
 
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cburnett11 said:
Funny. Actually I think the downpours were just little pockets of rain hitting neighborhoods. Chicago had widespread cloud coverage, but I believe we were all experiencing different amounts of precipitation at any given time depending on where we were on the course.
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I was thinking the same thing. Where @roxymama reported seeing most of the rain while she was in the corral and starting, I saw next to no rain in the corral and it had just started to sprinkle a little as we walked up to the start line. However, there was a 2-3 mile stretch (I think it was somewhere around miles 7-10) that I got poured on heavily enough that my shoes and socks got soaked and my hat got so saturated I was forced to wear it backwards after the rain passed to keep the brim from sagging down into my eyes. I guess that's the "magic" of how much ground a marathon has to cover in combination with scattered rain.
 


TeeterTots said:
I have never used body glide. Does it make your feet feel slippery? I t
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I've never thought so. It looks like a tube of those "solid invisible" deoderants so it's not really "wet" at all when it goes on if that makes sense. I honestly don't tell much of a difference in feel after putting my socks on to when I forget it...which is why I'm so prone on being annoyed that I forgot it.

camaker said:
I was thinking the same thing. Where @roxymama reported seeing most of the rain while she was in the corral and starting, I saw next to no rain in the corral and it had just started to sprinkle a little as we walked up to the start line. However, there was a 2-3 mile stretch (I think it was somewhere around miles 7-10) that I got poured on heavily enough that my shoes and socks got soaked and my hat got so saturated I was forced to wear it backwards after the rain passed to keep the brim from sagging down into my eyes. I guess that's the "magic" of how much ground a marathon has to cover in combination with scattered rain.
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And Chicago had the three start time system so I know I started hour or more after some of you fine folks.
 
camaker said:
I was thinking the same thing. Where @roxymama reported seeing most of the rain while she was in the corral and starting, I saw next to no rain in the corral and it had just started to sprinkle a little as we walked up to the start line. However, there was a 2-3 mile stretch (I think it was somewhere around miles 7-10) that I got poured on heavily enough that my shoes and socks got soaked and my hat got so saturated I was forced to wear it backwards after the rain passed to keep the brim from sagging down into my eyes. I guess that's the "magic" of how much ground a marathon has to cover in combination with scattered rain.
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You are correct Camaker. I had a down pour mile 8 to 10 ish. Then some light rain that tapered off around 14. i was one coral ahead of you so makes perfect sense. Yeah the rain sucked i was afraid it would ruin my shot but thankfully only 1.5 miles of it where it was bad. i had good socks so that helped. Plus i rubbed my feet down with Two Toms or Toms shield, can't remember exactly the name.
 
lahobbs4 said:
Having a dilemma with my marathon hydration plan. Was planning on my Nathan hydration pack but I was sweating to death with it on my last long-run and I felt like my shoulders were tense the whole time (haven't had those problems until my 15 miler). I have a Nathan handheld with the strap so you aren't really "holding" it, but it's still in your hand. And I HATE running with something in my hands! I've been using Tailwind so I wasn't planning on relying on the course for water.

Any other suggestions? I may just fill a bottled water with my Tailwind before and chunk it once its gone, and use food instead for nutrition...
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That motto nothing new on race day keeps popping into my head especially when it comes to hydration/fueling. Can you maybe try adjusting the straps differently? Another thing I find that helps is getting rid of the sloshing. Once your bladder is filled turn it upside down and suck out all the excess air through the tubing.
 
lahobbs4 said:
Having a dilemma with my marathon hydration plan. Was planning on my Nathan hydration pack but I was sweating to death with it on my last long-run and I felt like my shoulders were tense the whole time (haven't had those problems until my 15 miler). I have a Nathan handheld with the strap so you aren't really "holding" it, but it's still in your hand. And I HATE running with something in my hands! I've been using Tailwind so I wasn't planning on relying on the course for water.

Any other suggestions? I may just fill a bottled water with my Tailwind before and chunk it once its gone, and use food instead for nutrition...
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I decided against my Vest because my neck arthritis has been flaring up and on the long runs the vest compounded that. So I’ve switched back to my running belt with 1 bottle for my Nuun and I’m relying on the course for water.
 
lahobbs4 said:
Having a dilemma with my marathon hydration plan. Was planning on my Nathan hydration pack but I was sweating to death with it on my last long-run and I felt like my shoulders were tense the whole time (haven't had those problems until my 15 miler). I have a Nathan handheld with the strap so you aren't really "holding" it, but it's still in your hand. And I HATE running with something in my hands! I've been using Tailwind so I wasn't planning on relying on the course for water.

Any other suggestions? I may just fill a bottled water with my Tailwind before and chunk it once its gone, and use food instead for nutrition...
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A few options for you.
1) make a super concentrated bottle of Tailwind and take a sip from it every 20-30 minutes for fueling. If you put 4-6 scoops in, this will be enough to get you through 3-4 hours of running. You then use the water at the aid stations for hydration.
2) Bring small Tailwind packets and mix them into a water bottle at the aid stations. This requires carrying Tailwind powder along with you but keeps you in your routine of drinking your Tailwind all the time and not just sipping it for fueling.
 
TSA update from my brother, who flew thursday (I think out of LGA, which is where I'm flying from Wednesday) and today out of STL:
Less than 5 minutes each time with pre-check.

Obviously, non-precheck will be different, but there seems to have been no effect on precheck lines, so I'm guessing standard lines are also fairly close to normal.
 
TeeterTots said:
I have never used body glide. Does it make your feet feel slippery?
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Not at all. I normally get blisters on runs longer than 10K, especially when I’m sweaty or in wet weather. My feet don’t feel any different whether I apply it or not, except in the end result of no blistered up feet.
 
SarahDisney said:
TSA update from my brother, who flew thursday (I think out of LGA, which is where I'm flying from Wednesday) and today out of STL:
Less than 5 minutes each time with pre-check.

Obviously, non-precheck will be different, but there seems to have been no effect on precheck lines, so I'm guessing standard lines are also fairly close to normal.
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Fingers crossed. I am notoriously late for everything!
 
I wear Injini toe socks exclusively now. Haven’t had a blister since. Downfall is if you lose one you’re kind of screwed. Also it takes longer to put them on. I’ve found removing the toes individually then pulling off the entire sock keeps them from turning inside out which saves time next time you want to wear them
 
Bree said:
That motto nothing new on race day keeps popping into my head especially when it comes to hydration/fueling. Can you maybe try adjusting the straps differently? Another thing I find that helps is getting rid of the sloshing. Once your bladder is filled turn it upside down and suck out all the excess air through the tubing.
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I can't stand the sloshing! Thank you! That sound just makes me have to pee the entire time I'm running.
 
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