tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post137539373953246353..comments2024-02-06T08:43:35.333+01:00Comments on Sea Legs Girl: Grandma's Marathon & The Doping Effects of Pregnancysea legs girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-67220156944473632822012-06-22T00:21:58.801+02:002012-06-22T00:21:58.801+02:00Ok. My world makes so, so much more sense now that...Ok. My world makes so, so much more sense now that you are officially a sub-3:20 marathoner. I know you have many more minutes that are ready to fall off of the time (you ran a 3:14 on the treadmill right??). Now you need to find a flat, fast 1/2 marathon course :)PiccolaPineConehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-7769943586361070492012-06-21T00:53:55.901+02:002012-06-21T00:53:55.901+02:00Alicia- I hope your parents' house is ok! I ca...Alicia- I hope your parents' house is ok! I can't believe what is happening in Duluth right now!sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-24207094188036302212012-06-21T00:53:08.954+02:002012-06-21T00:53:08.954+02:00Gemma! Welcome to the blog and thank you so much f...Gemma! Welcome to the blog and thank you so much for sharing your experience. And congrats on all of these PR's. I think that is just awesome! All of us who run know that it is not your exact PR time that matters as much as how much your improvement is- so I am super happy for you!<br /><br />I 100% agree it is sickening about the East German women. I feel especially bad for the young girls who must have felt forced to do it. There is no proof this happened, however, but lots of speculation.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-34316262328989781142012-06-21T00:49:47.346+02:002012-06-21T00:49:47.346+02:00Steve, As always I respect your opinion and have b...Steve, As always I respect your opinion and have been considering it today. I disagree with women running better after pregnancy due to an increased pain threshold for a few reasons:<br /><br />1. Women who receive an epidural do not seem to experience less of a boost.<br /><br />2. I had an epidural with Christian and not with Mattias and had similar improvements in my training each time.<br /><br />3. Women are very good (thanks to evolution, I bet) at forgetting that pain - and wanting to have another one. <br /><br />4. It just doesn't seem right to me. It feels way more physiologic than it does a mental strength. I don't think I am more tolerant to pain in general now.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-72330293607018984052012-06-20T16:27:16.812+02:002012-06-20T16:27:16.812+02:00I didn't realize before that this was a PR--co...I didn't realize before that this was a PR--congratulations! Climbers train with weight belts, so I don't see why pregnancy wouldn't do the same job, as long as the extra weight doesn't injure you... <br /><br />Steve, I missed out on the party at my parents' house, I'm still in the UK. I love Grandma's marathon, but not that much:)Alicia Hudelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920162593427542080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-23170900616758388902012-06-20T14:58:57.023+02:002012-06-20T14:58:57.023+02:00Congrats on the PR - that's a fantastic time! ...Congrats on the PR - that's a fantastic time! I agree with you 100% on the pregnancy thing, as I'm currently experiencing what can very aptly be described as a doping effect. I've been a runner for over 20 years, since the age of 12, and have set significant PRs (minutes, not seconds) in every distance from 5k to marathon in the 6 months since having my first baby. I comfortably ran a 3:51 marathon (I know, I'm not that fast, but it's fast for me) at 4 months post partum, when right before becoming pregnant I trained my behind off for weeks to just scrape a sub 2 hour half. My base pace has improved by about 90 seconds per mile, and I'm loving it. Hoping you're right about it lasting several years (at least) with maintenance. And yes, I ran regularly until the day I went to the hospital to be induced. Just thought I'd share.<br /><br />By the way, that 'nugget' of information about East German athletes is one of the most sickening (although scientifically interesting) things I've heard in a while.Gemmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-53429118256354988422012-06-19T21:39:35.266+02:002012-06-19T21:39:35.266+02:00So very awesome! I think experience does help a l...So very awesome! I think experience does help a lot -- it took me 12 marathons to finally experience first-hand that banking large sums of time doesn't work... I am trying to wean myself off diet soda after your experiment and am thinking Kombucha or Lacroix are the best subs for me.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-23674443246243517732012-06-19T20:16:44.269+02:002012-06-19T20:16:44.269+02:00Congratulations on such a great race! I wish I co...Congratulations on such a great race! I wish I consistently drank diet soda so that I could give it up and run a marathon that fast. ;-P Looks like all of your hard work paid off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-51041681952651387992012-06-19T19:41:40.974+02:002012-06-19T19:41:40.974+02:00Congrats! And I agree with Mmmonyka! It takes time...Congrats! And I agree with Mmmonyka! It takes time to become better at marathons. I also agree with eating a lot before and during the marathon. I take about 5-6 gels during a marathon, starting as early as mile 4.Ana-Maria RunTriLivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277465990759801560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-76368965551301691212012-06-19T17:18:45.509+02:002012-06-19T17:18:45.509+02:00Alicia was in Scotland on her honeymoon and is rac...Alicia was in Scotland on her honeymoon and is racing in Scotland next week - and she came back for Grandma's? <br /><br />I've noticed that a lot of women I know have PR's after having children. I think it's because they are in the mindset of tolerating more pain (no epidurals and PR's!) and also getting better at scheduling their time. There's some talk about hormone-based elasticity of tendons and ligaments being involved, but I don't buy it.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-11859748552949990032012-06-19T16:09:56.791+02:002012-06-19T16:09:56.791+02:00Great job! I remember those awful port-a-potty lin...Great job! I remember those awful port-a-potty lines at the start, so bad the year we ran that I ended up starting a couple minutes late!<br /><br />I wonder how much the decrease training helped too, either way great job and congrats!Coach Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110749177657676900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-25251102117840842532012-06-19T13:48:01.199+02:002012-06-19T13:48:01.199+02:00Kirsten, the key is to start the fueling early. I ...Kirsten, the key is to start the fueling early. I started eating at mile three and stopped before mile 20, when I couldn't stomach it anymore. And the last time I drank anything was mile 22.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-31517704866360309592012-06-19T13:46:04.433+02:002012-06-19T13:46:04.433+02:00Mmmonyka, Alicia Hudelson is the redhead who I was...Mmmonyka, Alicia Hudelson is the redhead who I was competing with at the Chippewa 50k (had a picture of her) and the woman who won the Arrowhead 135 mile race in mid winter. We got to stay at her parents' house in Duluth!!sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-9123704524477008792012-06-19T13:25:42.773+02:002012-06-19T13:25:42.773+02:001. fueling/hydrating
2. getting more experienced
3...1. fueling/hydrating<br />2. getting more experienced<br />3. not over-training due to injury?<br /><br />Congrats! :)Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-70128396298341524272012-06-19T13:18:17.768+02:002012-06-19T13:18:17.768+02:00Congrats! You are SO good and I'm always tryin...Congrats! You are SO good and I'm always trying to learn from your experiences. How do you manage to eat when you feel nauseated? I feel so sick and everything closes up when I get into the 20 plus kilometers and I cannot eat at all. And end up running a marathon on one fruitpuree and a few cups of energy drink. That makes lousy times......Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000695114298710579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-18227001128079861912012-06-19T08:32:09.843+02:002012-06-19T08:32:09.843+02:00And yeah, I forgot. Congrats on your PR!!!!!!!And yeah, I forgot. Congrats on your PR!!!!!!!mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-44075805558645079272012-06-19T08:31:36.523+02:002012-06-19T08:31:36.523+02:00Who is Alicia Hudelson? You mentioned her twice, s...Who is Alicia Hudelson? You mentioned her twice, so it must be someone important:)<br /><br />You failed to notice that there has been 2 years of training (pretty much consistent training or as much as consisent as one can be when pregnant, and a loooooot of miles) between Copenhagen and now. I think that has played a huge role as well. You just become a better runner. It is that simple.mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-42604684768887420582012-06-19T07:06:46.192+02:002012-06-19T07:06:46.192+02:00Woohoo! Way to go--nice new PR!
Now I just need...Woohoo! Way to go--nice new PR! <br /><br />Now I just need to figure out how to get pregnant. OK, I understand the "how" part...not exactly what I meant.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331844957221069032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-8311638570695031642012-06-19T05:28:01.387+02:002012-06-19T05:28:01.387+02:00Nice PR! And good job giving up diet pop. I totall...Nice PR! And good job giving up diet pop. I totally see the bloat when I drink it ... but I love Diet Coke anyway!Jacquelinehttp://jackandviv.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com