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Javalina Jundred K

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Location:

Lake Havasu City,AZ,

Member Since:

Sep 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

23 marathons

6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)

3 Half Ironmans

2 Ironmans

3 50 Milers

1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

Marathon PR:

     2:59:00 St. George 2008

     2:58:03 Boston 2010

 1/2 Marathon PR:

     1:25:41  Havasu Half 2009

     1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010

 Half Ironman PR:

      5:25:02  HITS Havasu 2014

5K PR:

       18:23  LHC Turkey Trot 2014

        18:22  LHC Turkey Trot 2017

50 mile PR:

        7:56:14 Avalon50 2016

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours again

Doing it a Boston would be sweet!

It was sweet!

UPCOMING RACES

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun!

 

Personal:

Married

4 kids

Optometrist

 

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Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 346.00
Brooks Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles: 343.00
Brooks Ghost 14 #3 Lifetime Miles: 163.00
Inov8 G270 Lifetime Miles: 20.00
Race: Javalina Jundred K (29 Miles) 05:00:00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
29.000.000.000.000.0029.00

My Javalina Jundred DNF: The good, the bad and the ugly.

The Good:

I have been building milelage all year and I felt like my training was spot on for this race.  I was healthy coming into it and didn't even have any niggles that we runners often get.  I was able to get in some really long runs, that all went well and even practiced my race day nutrition and hydration on most all of my runs.  My taper went well and I was confident, I was going to have a great race day.  I even got a good nights rest the night before the race and then woke up feeling good. Blake went down to the race with me and helped me set up my spot that I could stop at and reload after each lap. It was about 60 degrees and the race started without incident.  The trails were great, nice and runnable, and way easier than the trails I usually run on.  I knew it was going to be hot, so I started putting ice in my cap and on my body from the first aid stations.  I was cruising at a nice pace and sticking to my hydration and nutrition plan.  The first lap is longer than the rest and near the end it started getting hot.  I was still feeling great though, but I made the decision to slow down a bit to try and stay cool.  I finished up the first lap a little faster than I had planned, but feeling good although hot.  I hydrated and  cooled off a little extra at the turn around aid station, then headed back out at a slower pace due to the heat.

The Bad:

I could tell the heat was starting to affect me pretty early on in the second lap, so I tried to drink a little extra and go slower.  This is one thing I had not trained for.  Although I live in the desert, I do almost all my running in the early morning.  I figured by staying hydrated with the electrolyte drink I had practiced with, taking my S-Caps as planned, and keeping ice in my cap and down my shirt at all times I would be fine.  I was wrong.  

The Ugly:

At mile 28 I puked everything up that was in my stomach and felt a bit dizzy.  I was 3 miles from the next aid staiton, so I figured I'd just walk into the next aid station and feel recovered by the time I got there.  Unfortunately a mile latter I puked the little bit left in my stomach and was so dizzy I was going to fall down, so I had to sit down right then and there.  I crawled over to a bush that gave me some shade and just sat there.  As runners came by they would ask if I was OK.  At first I said yes, thinking that if I sat there a while I'd start feeling better, then I realized after I puked again that I needed help, so I gave them my bib number and told them to tell the people at the next aid station.  At this point, I couldn't even sit, so I just layed down.  My runners stopped and offered help.  One, Pat from Washington state, stopped and would'nt go on. I told him to continue on that I had sent for help, but he remained.  There were 2 ladies who were safety patrol for the race that came by shortly and were of great assistance.  Both of them and Pat stayed with me for at least half an hour until the medics came.  The medics gave me an IV right there on the course.  I was at that spot for over an hour until I felt good enough to walk out. It was about a 10 minute walk to there truck staight through the desert, not on trails.  I was still throwing up about every 15 minutes, but I made it to the truck before losing it again.  They drove me to the nearest aid staion where I was given a second IV before being transvered back to race head quarters.  It head quarters I was given 2 more liters of IV before they let Blake take me back to our hotel.  He was a trooper and really helped me a lot to get out of there.  Unfortunately to puking continued about every 20 to 30 minutes until about 9 pm, so I had been throwining up for about 9 hours.  I was miserable but very grateful to all who helped me out throughout the day.

What did I learn from this experience?  I suck at running in the heat and never want to run another hot race in my life.  Runners are amazing people who are so kind and helpful and willing to sacrifice even their own race to help another.  As I layed in the med tent I heard countless strories of runners helping other runners. 

Hopefully I can find some other race to put this high level of fitness I have built up to good use. I really feel like I am in the best shape I have been in since I set most of my PRs in 2010.

 

Altra Lone Peaks Miles: 29.00
Comments
From Dan on Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 15:11:41 from 74.140.172.126

Wow quite the day. I was tracking you and wondered why I did not get any further updates. I agree, clearly your fitness was not the issue. You have been turning in fantastic runs! Heat, well it is a kryptonite of mine. Sounds like you have the right attitude and I admire that. Hope you are feeling solid now as I type. Hey I hear there is a Marathon in Virginia on the 11th. Promise it will be cooler. :)

From Tom Slick on Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 15:23:35 from 174.148.28.138

Oh Rhett, I sure hate to see you with a bonk when your trained so insainly hard and long with great focus and purpose! I too hate the heat but seem to have been lucky when I've had to run in it, I think I will just stick with my marathons. Love your attitude and believe you will take away a great learning lesson and return to this race or another just like it and succeed. Rest and recover and get back on the run as soon as safely possible!

"That which doesn't kill us will undoubtably make us stronger"!

From Burt on Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 16:56:05 from 70.176.85.97

Wow. That's crazy. But you're still alive.

From Tom K on Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 09:56:55 from 47.206.60.114

Whoa! Your story is rough. So much of the vomit!

You have an amazing attitude about this whole situation. I agree, don't let this big training block go to waste. You are in some really good shape. As soon as you can, get in another (Shorter?) (Colder?) race.

From I Just Run on Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 11:49:23 from 199.38.187.9

Man...Sorry Rhett! It hurt me to read this report. I was so excited about hearing a good report. I know well how the heat can hurt you in running but never to the point of something like this. Hope you recover quickly and find a nice COOL race to run soon!

From allie on Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 17:36:44 from 172.4.198.186

dang. i'm sorry that it got ugly, but glad you are okay after all that. also glad you found the good because you did a lot of good through that whole training process and a tough day doesn't erase any of that.

feel better.

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burt's loling now

From Burt on Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 20:11:19 from 70.176.85.97

a little.

From Yasir on Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 09:51:30 from 99.20.240.16

I go with Allie all of that training is still there nothing lost I can't imagine how fit you are now please rest rest rest for now. Great report thank you I learn alot from these reports.

From Eugene on Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 10:03:21 from 107.219.99.239

I was really hoping your recent mileage could pay dividends in this race. Sorry to see how it went for you and hopefully you can use that base to lower some PR’s soon.

From Rhett on Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 12:16:28 from 66.185.238.62

Thanks everyone for the kind words. This experience has made me really think about what I want out of my running for the rest of my life. My legs were fine right away, but it took a couple days to get my body regulating itself properly again. I'll probably get out for a nice, easy short fun trail run tomorrow morning.

From Tom Slick on Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 14:41:11 from 173.117.141.205

Rhett - "That which doesn't kill us will undoubtably make us stronger"!Keep up the great attitude and jump back into life with purpose and zeal!!!!

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