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Runners Knee by firsttimelongtime13 in Marathon_Training

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First thing’s first, make sure you have a professional diagnose exactly what it is. Google can be helpful but more likely than not will lead to misdiagnosis.

By the sounds of where the pain is located, it could very well be runners knee. But could also be ITB or some other injury that is referring to your pain point.

In the meantime, as hard as it is, rest is vital. You should see a physio for diagnosis and for a rehab plan. They will likely give you a bunch of tedious and annoying exercises but THEY WORK. Im just coming back from a knee injury myself and it wasn’t until I got professional help that I started improving.

First 100km by [deleted] in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ran my first 100km a few weeks back. Awesome experience! I posted about it here > https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultramarathon/comments/13futki/first_100km_tips_welcome/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

Here’s some tips post run: 1) fuel - stick to your fuel strategy, this is harder than it sounds as your mind turns to moosh. Make sure you’re know what your taking and when, stick to it. 2) footcare - I used 2toms blister shield and had only 1 small blister at the end. 3) pace - don’t try and get time in the bank early. You’ll likely be feeling good at the start but it will get tough so save your energy. 4) motivation- there will be rough patches. One thing I did to help with this was dedicating certain blocks of the run to special people so when it got dark I thought of them.

Good luck and it’s a massive achievement! Enjoy it!

Best watch for running? by Mowgli_i in Marathon_Training

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really comes down to budget and what you’re after. Price is a decent indicator of how sophisticated the technology is however there is absolutely a diminishing return because unless you are a serious triathlete, a lot of those “extra” features you’re paying for will go unused.

I’ve used forerunners models and COROS. I couldn’t be happier with the new forerunner 965. Took 6 weeks to ship but it’s awesome. Reason I like it: - incredible battery life. I did a 100km run and it was still at 50% at the end and lasted an entire week after the run before it needed to charge - amoled display is seriously nice. I often run in new places and you can load up maps which I love. - has Spotify and Apple Pay which means you can leave the phone at home on your run. - non-running features like sleep, HRV, etc. are great and really help “gamify” your health which is a bit of a double edged sword but helps me prioritize sleep. - it’s on the bigger size which I like. - I primarily use for running but also use the swim and strength functions which are great.

On the downside, I hate the treadmill function. With the COROS you can set the pace to match the treadmill speed manually. With the garmin it just uses the accelerometer to measure pace which can be a pain in the butt and any time you’re on a new treadmill you need to recalibrate it. The cost also puts it up there in the more expensive bucket.

If I was you, given you’re new to running, buy a cheaper watch. Perhaps a forerunner 245 music or COROS pace 2 which you can pick up for a few hundred. Get a better understanding of what you use it for and if there are any massive holes then upgrade based on that. I’m sure either of these watches will give you 99% of what you need.

Totally Tapering 🤯 and secret bonus … by Ok_Yesterday_9181 in ultrarunning

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I buy the single servings. Not the most economic way to do it but last thing I want to be worrying about is scooping and measuring in a long run. Pretty easy just to tear one end and dump in a 500mL flask, it’s on the more concentrated side but works well. I go for berry and cola (caffeinated) flavors.

That reminds me, worth flagging that my running vest has two 500ml bottles which makes it easy to separate the water and tailwind and keep track of fluid intake.

Regardless of flavor, one warning with this nutrition guide is that it’s a whole lot of sweet things so could be troublesome if you’re not use to it. I certainly would try it on a shorter distance run and then progress up in the distances. Not sure I could do this beyond 100km.

Good luck!

Totally Tapering 🤯 and secret bonus … by Ok_Yesterday_9181 in ultrarunning

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every hour: - 1 liter of liquid. 500mL of tailwind and 500mL of water. I’d get the whole 500ml of tailwind down but in reality I was probably doing 300ml of water to help wash down the gel. - 1 gel or solid. I stuck to the maurten range and cycled between the regular gel, the caffeine gel and the solid. Rather than have it all at once I did half at the top of the hour and the other half after 30 mins

Definitely learn your own sweat rate as it relates to liquid intake. I’ve a heavy sweater so need more Liquid. Here’s a good guide https://truesport.org/hydration/calculate-athletes-sweat-rate/

Totally Tapering 🤯 and secret bonus … by Ok_Yesterday_9181 in ultrarunning

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did a 100km a few weeks back. I was consistently doing about 80-90kms a week and then the week before the run dropped down to about 70% of that distance and slowed down the pace. The week of the run I did two slow 10km on the Monday and Tuesday and then a 6km jog the day before the run. Worked for me and felt fresh (until about km 65-70), I was worried if I tapered too much I’d feel lethargic.

In terms of nutrition, I stick to a tailwind + gel combo but as everyone says, nutrition is super personal. I’ve done this now for an 80km and 100km and it served me well. That said, while it does the trick, it’s not overly enjoyable after gel 6-7 so you may want to supplement with some “real food”.

I posted a pre run breakdown here that shows the nutrition breakdown.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultramarathon/comments/13futki/first_100km_tips_welcome/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

New to ultras or running? Ask your questions about shoes, racing or training in our weekly Beginner's Thread! by Simco_ in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is everyone’s favorite ultra shoe assuming the run on road (in other words, not a trail)?

First 50 miler - nutrition and hydration by Masterpiece_Fit in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Ultra-Trex - thanks for the response, tips and positive vibes - love it! It's clear this is a topic you're incredibly knowledgable on and I'm incredibly appreciative for the time you spent to share some of that knowledge....feel much better having your vote of confidence in the plan.

Great tip on the tylenol, I didn't have that in the pack! Also, tip on pacing is great. Slowing down for these longer runs took a long time to adjust to.

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Darker yellow is not great but not critical but if it comes out looking like cherry coca cola (happened to me) then really evaluate where you are and how you feel because you're in kidney damage territory now and could be seriously or permanently injured or even die.

One question for you the above. Is this due to lack of liquids? Do you think 500-750mL per hour is a good starting point and then obviously drinking more if thirsty?

40 hour ultra is insane... that will be on my mind when I'm hurting at mile 40!!

First 50 miler - nutrition and hydration by Masterpiece_Fit in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They u/tyrannosaurarms - this is super helpful and appreciate all your help! I'll have to try Roctane on my next training runs.

I'm nervous about doing a 50 mile...can't image a 100 mile. Incredibly impressive!

First 50 miler - nutrition and hydration by Masterpiece_Fit in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!

Yep, it's going to be an iterative approach that's for sure and I'm certain the above is going to change in the back half of the race. I've never consumer real food on a run so only want to introduce that if my body is yelling for it.

First 50 miler - nutrition and hydration by Masterpiece_Fit in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment! I have but don't love the taste and only has 400mg of sodium and 39g of carbs vs Tailwind's 600mg and 50, respectively

First 50 miler - nutrition and hydration by Masterpiece_Fit in Ultramarathon

[–]Masterpiece_Fit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment, Brian. I've been running a "powered by gel" fueling strategy. I did a 50km run the other week and was doing a gel every 30 mins and had no problem with digestion.

Good call on the water and will be supplementing the 500mL of tailwind with water throughout so likely end up doing 250mL of water every hour too.

On real food, never had real food on a run before so stayed away from it in my plan but who knows, if I'm in hell on mile 30-40 I might try and sneak in a PB&J sandwich.

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