tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post8953638021095941566..comments2016-12-15T22:36:57.670+00:00Comments on Knoxy Runs: River Ayr Way 41mile Ultramarathon 2011Colin Knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10426595896857215252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-78910285694610407082011-09-28T09:42:11.654+01:002011-09-28T09:42:11.654+01:00Good to meet you Colin. As an experiment I ran thi...Good to meet you Colin. As an experiment I ran this one in road shoes (after numerous black toes in the trail shoes!) and found the extra cushioning to be a bit of a bonus. I used Inov-8 gaiters with them which helped keep the muck out.Dave Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712932731438613087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-32444666291061332852011-09-27T22:33:32.542+01:002011-09-27T22:33:32.542+01:00You seem to alternate between triumph (Speyside Wa...You seem to alternate between triumph (Speyside Way; recent 10k) and (almost) disaster (RAW), Colin. Not much middle ground. <br /><br />I think it is fair to say that one can't clock up a PB on every outing. Even if you do so for a while , eventually the run (oops, sorry) of PBs is going to come to an end.<br /><br />So it is a good idea to savour the PBs and other "good" outings / races; and use the not-so-good / disastrous outing / races as experiences to learn from. You should analyse what went "right" @ Speyside Way, and that 10k; and what went "wrong" at RAW. So in future you can learn both from the good races, and from the bad races. It may not turn you into a 2:03 marathon runner, but it should hopefully enable you to avoid some of the bigger pitfalls 'n nasties.<br /><br />I almost get the impression that you race so regularly that you go straight from one race to the next without going through a suitable kind of post-race analysis in between times, from which I think you could benefit. Please don't take this as any criticism, just my observation; and I may be totally wrong.<br /><br />Something to think about anyway!<br /><br />Murdo t MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-76447017628724094302011-09-27T12:32:24.807+01:002011-09-27T12:32:24.807+01:00Hi Colin, you finished just ahead of me. I was sl...Hi Colin, you finished just ahead of me. I was slow but then I expected to be. Of course knowing the course makes navigation easy for me but another problem that I *didn't* have was any issues with my feet, despite my lack of training miles. No blisters, no tenderness or pains whilst running.<br />I put this down to the generous slathering of vaseline before I put my socks on and to wearing comfy road shoes, not trail shoes. Now I'll be honest and say that more grip would have been nice at points but I'm not honestly sure whether trail shoes would have helped in those conditions.<br />What I do know is that painful feet can turn an ultra race into a miserable experience and any gains in grip achieved by wearing trail shoes have to be offset by the increased risk of sore feet.<br />Some people seem to cope fine in ultras in trail shoes but I don't. Maybe you should try road shoes next time?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483958361199179409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-65637080701000040492011-09-26T23:59:04.879+01:002011-09-26T23:59:04.879+01:00Colin, well done on your finish.
I should point o...Colin, well done on your finish.<br /><br />I should point out though that I'm nt the RD for this one, I just moderate the FB page ;)<br /><br />cheers, LeeLee Macleannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-77235542461546114372011-09-26T16:40:07.153+01:002011-09-26T16:40:07.153+01:00Hey Colin you did great! Truly Magnificent! Roll o...Hey Colin you did great! Truly Magnificent! Roll on next year's SUMS. Maybe see you again at the Glen thingy race in November!!<br />PS the girl who was with me was Julie Taylor.<br /><br />Victoria OVicky Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296894062374227050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-3474059097799807642011-09-26T16:00:52.334+01:002011-09-26T16:00:52.334+01:00Colin did you celebrate with a curry mate?Colin did you celebrate with a curry mate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934366766105079332.post-57534051308296254642011-09-26T15:58:07.546+01:002011-09-26T15:58:07.546+01:00Well done Colin.. You need to soften up your feet!...Well done Colin.. You need to soften up your feet!! Plenty vasaline rubbed in & left on overnight. Then plenty bodyglide on race days. Sometimes I need to plaster my wee toes cos if my feet get wet they are the first to rub raw!!KarenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536547547452431770noreply@blogger.com