Saturday LSD: Talisay City Hall - Lutopan

Another 1^st for my KAI sandal (31.63KM from dailymile.com).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







It was supposedly a 52K road/trail LSD organized by our CUC president but I opted not to join the trail part of the planned route since it would be the farthest distance that I’d be running on KAI.  The run taught me a lot about long distance running on sandals.  Aside from hearing stories from Miyox, a TNF 100 finisher who shared his own experiences about barefoot/minimalist running, I also have many realizations from my 1^st hand experience.  Realizations that would be very helpful in my preparations for the 100K run this coming November. 

Here’s what I’ve found out from this LSD:

Talisay City Hall - 10K:

-          I can run with my Camelbak bag on with ease as long as it’s not that full.

-          If you’re already tired, you’ll have the tendency of dragging your foot instead of lifting them and this increase the chances of scraping your foot with the ground  (from Meyux)
-          Getting your foot wet can cause blisters (from MEyUx who’s very fond of wetting his feet).  What if it will rain on the actual run?
-          The KAI head skirt is very useful.
-          One should hydrate earlier during the morning run.

10K – 20K:

-          My foot was painful during long walks.  It was better to run slowly than walk.
-          I tried another way of walking which was very effective (have you observed how LeBrOn walks)

20K – 30K:
-        The sun was up and I'm thankful that my wife bought a pair of sunglasses for me

-          Better run the hills that walk them.
-          If I want to rest, I should stop running instead of walking fast pace.

Lutopan:

-          I have a tendency of eating so much after a long run.
-          Tendency of drinking too much soft drinks.
-          BAGA NA KAAYO AKO KUBAL SA FOREFOOT which is a good thing though.

-          Foot spa is definitely not good for barefoot runners.

 (courtesy of Toni Galon, 12 untramen + 2 ultrawomen with John D.)

I have identified some key points where I can control/improve so hopefully this coming October 28 (Ultra Hamster Run) I could effectively apply these changes and finish stronger.