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Hanena to Hanalei 8 mile Run

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Location:

Kalaheo,HI,USA

Member Since:

Oct 20, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

High School

  • 800M = 2:00
  • 1600M = 4:30
  • 3200 M = 9:50
  • 5K = 16:20

College

  • Can't remember, didn't run for the college.

Post College

  • 10K = 36:30
  • 8 miles - 46:11

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • 5k = <17 min
  • 10K = <36 min

Upcoming race schedule

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running, maybe an Ironman someday?

Personal:

I live in Kauai, Hawaii with my wife and 3 kids.  I ran x-country and track in high school. I had too much fun in college and never tried out for the teams. I graduated from BYU Provo.

My wife's blog is http://hulagirlclark.blogspot.com

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics Nimbus 17 Lifetime Miles: 608.85
Mizuno Wave Lifetime Miles: 719.85
Mizuno Wave 2 Lifetime Miles: 233.65
Race: Hanena to Hanalei 8 mile Run (8 Miles) 00:46:55, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.750.008.000.008.75

Well today was the race I have trained for in the last 5 weeks.  I know 5 weeks isn't a long time but 8 miles isn't a long race either.  Overall I am very happy with my time.  I don't know the mile splits except that the first mile was 5:42.  After 1-1/2 miles the pace felt slow so I took off and wish I could say never looked back but I did look back numerous times because of a pesky side ache that I had from miles 3 to the finish.  Even with the side ache and big hills I ran faster than I thought I could.  In the last 2 miles the 2nd place runner (who happens to be the 1st Hawaiian that finished the Boston Marathon this year) was gaining on me.  I did all I could to just hang on my pace and finished about 20 seconds ahead of him.  My only regret is that stupid side ache that wouldn't go away.... I'm just curious to see what my time would have been without getting a side ache.  Does anybody have tips on how to avoid side aches in races?  Almost every race I run these days I get a side ache.  I've tried eating and drinking different food before the race but maybe it isn't related to food?  I don't know.  Any ideas? 

Comments
From Jon on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 10:11:41 from 75.169.153.187

Nice job on the run! You won, even beating that pesky marathon runner. Congrats. Sounds like a great race.

Side aches- I've heard potassium is good, so more oj, potatoes, and bananas? As for how to get rid of them, read this:

http://fastrunningblog.com/forum/index.php/topic,265.0.html

No one knows for sure, but the "breathing out with the opposite foot" methods works best for me, if I start as soon as I feel a sideache coming.

From Nic on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 14:47:17 from 72.253.160.40

Thanks, and thanks for the side ache info. I'll have to give those foods a try and that breathing technique. That race got me all motivated about running again so maybe I'll start running 1/2 the miles you run in a week. Your dedication is great.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 14:50:18 from 64.81.245.109

Congratulations on the win and a PR-quality time!

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