This weekend I did races back to back, Saturday was the Oasis 10K Toronto Zoo Run. Sunday was the Ajax 5Km + ½ Marathon.
I started mid-week leading up to the race to get my fluids and nutrients right. I was cautious not to consume anything to upset my stomach. Wednesday I started eating baked beets every day. The evening before the race I tried Emmune7 for the first time. Took two tablets with dinner even though it said without food. 31/2 hours before the race Saturday I took 2 more tablets and 2 following the race with dinner. Same again for Sunday’s race. I figured I needed all the help I could get as it would be my very first ½ Marathon.
My last 10k run was Tuesday night, which would be it until Saturday’s 10K race. Three times that week I got chiropractic adjustments and a sports massage Friday night before the race.
I had breakfast 3-3 ½ hours before the race, Greek low fat yogurt with “Super-food Chi-Buckwheat & Hemp Cereal Cranberry Vanilla” Blended in with blueberries. Two slices of organic toasted fruit bread topped with my favorite peanut butter and 1 hour before the race I had Vega Pr-Workout Energizer.
My plan was to better than last year’s 10k race but slower than this year’s PB as this would be a more difficult course with lots of hills and turns. I have not been able to put in the training for hills or done any tempo runs due to some serious back injury. Part of the plan was to finish at a pr-defined pace which I met dead on. I was very happy even though I was cold and soaked to the bone due to the constant down pour of rain.