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Swing it and ding it podcast8/4/2023 The wave of emotion of knowing I was about to finish one of the hardest things I’d ever done. Any marathon runner in that 5 hour group is in a world of hurt. Then we got back towards the race precinct and I started running. She’d gone a fair way past me with about 1km to go. There was this one older lady who kept overtaking me on my walk section only for me to jog past her while she was walking. By this stage I was in a group of people all in the same world of hurt I was. I kept plodding along through those last 5km. Shout out to the runner in front of me who took two cups of energy drink right before I had a chance to quech my thirst. The local running club had set up a hydration tent with about 7 and 3km to go on a section of out and back road. In the hurt locker but putting on a brave face Around the next corner I was hunched over hurling the brown mess all over the nature strip. I thanked him graciously as anything to help the legs was welcome. Shout out to the bloke who thought an icy cold can of coke was exactly what I needed. I pretty much did this dance for the next 15km of the race. Walking for 500m or so until the legs had recovered and then jogging at a relaxed pace until the pain got unbearable and I had to walk again. It helped for a few km before the cramps came back. They also have a really high salt content. They say the idea is to frazzle the pain receptors and reset them which will make your muscles fire correctly. Basically a super salty, sour sachet of liquid. I bought a sachet at the event expo as I had I experienced cramps before. Fixx Nutrition were the event sponsors and they have a product called CrampFix. I thought I might have been overcooking the run so I slowed down a little trying to get the muscles to loosen up a bit. Pretty much straight after 22km I started feeling cramps in my thighs. Do it again and I’d have a 4:26 marathon. And through 21.1km I had run a half marathon time of 2:13:13 about 4 minutes faster than my SMH Half Marathon time. I was doing it really well through that second high five. Getting in a couple of high fives along the way. Which I meant I was able to say hi to the family as I ran past. Our hotel was on the course at the 9km and 22km marks. On Sunday is the Marathon and 10km running and wheelchair events. On the Saturday they run the Half Marathon as well as the 2km and 4km Junior Dash and the 5km Fun Run. A lot of marathon festivals will run all their races on the Sunday. Gold Coast Marathon is a full weekend affair. We tacked on a family holiday to my marathon race and that included Ben and Thomas running the kids 2km fun run on the Saturday. Just get on the road, get into a groove, switch your brain off and cruise. That all sounds too simple right? But it kinda checks out. All I had to do was run 42 x 6:13 kms and I’d have my time. The course is basically flat which made planning my pacing strategy easy. I finished the Hawks Nest Triathlon with cramps, but I did finish. Through a more balanced diet and regular exercise I dropped a few kilos and increased my fitness. I was basically weighing 140kg, felt like crap and had to make a change. If you don’t know where I’ve come from it was quite a trip. In My Marathon Journey I wrote about my journey up to the start of the Gold Coast Marathon. Putting it out there just to keep me honestĪugust – City2Surf – under 80 minutes #fitness #fitbetpod #marathontraining- Josh Button Janu2022 Goals If you sign up for $5 or more we’ll send you a stubby holder on sign up.Ī mate asked me what my goals were for the year. Really, we’re just asking for a little help to keep the lights on. But you shouldn’t be signing up because there’ll be more content. We’re still working out the finer details of the bonus episodes. If that’s every episode, you’re welcome to it. In addition to the benefits of the other tiers, you’ll have Executive Producer credit and the opportunity to come on air whenever you’ve got something to say. You love us so much you actually tell a friend to listen. They’ve got all the jerseys and travel to the away games too. And we’ll send you a stubby holder on signing up.įanatics not only buy their memberships. You still get access to any sporadic bonus episodes. Guaranteed correspondence covered on each podcast. However random and sporadic they are.Īs financial members you have put your money where your mouth is and you deserve to be heard by the board. You’ll also get access to any bonus patreon only podcasts we put out. Supporters like the show and want to show that with a small monthly donation. For as little as $3 a month you can show your support and become a Patron of Bats and Balls Podcast. Interest rate rises are starting to bite and we need a little help to keep the show on the air. For the first time in 8 years we are asking for your help.
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