Reed Lake 5k - First DNF

[the2minh8]

New experience today: starting and not finishing a race. Two miles into the Reeds Lake Run 5k I dropped out, overcome with lactic acid and feeling nauseous, stiff, out of breath and mentally fatigued. I was not on pace for a PR and had actually started out kind of slowly for me

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[biscuitboy]

Yeah, I had a DNF at the Cooley Law 5k on 6/5. It was hot and I was dehydrated, and nowhere near a decent time at the halfway point after going out way too fast. I have since begun to suspect that my new shoes (which I was wearing at the time) tend to negatively affect my stride, as well.

It is to this, possibly with the subsequent increase in mileage, that I attribute the recent hamstring troubles. After a few days of rest and easy running in bare feet and the Fivefingers, I ran a 16:58 yesterday morning at Max's Race, in the Fivefingers.

Tonight, after a few miles in the shoes, my left achilles feels fucked.

[the2minh8]

A DNF is discouraging. I'm trying to find a good race at which to shake it off--which hopefully will be my first good race in a few tries. The last time I raced well was in April.

Take care of your hams and achilles. They can take a long time to heal if they're aggravated, although I've had various strains and inflammation in each and rarely felt any effects of the injury two weeks later with reduction/ice/stretching.

16:58 is a pretty good way to come back from a DNF. I'll have to give that a try.