Congratulations on your finish I was curious about how your day went. You utilized their first aid for your foot care? 7 minutes an aid station sounds luxurious lol, I’m not sure I’ve ever spent more than 2-3. Grabbing a can of coke and broth/ramen is my new “walk out” strategy, it was sufficiently refreshing and filling but kept me moving. I’m still in the post-mortem phase of analyzing my day, I was very much expecting better and have paced way harder down steeper (Grand Canyon, Langley, Mt Wilson, etc) and not felt my quads anything like what I felt. So if not load and people say electrolytes/sodium imbalance is an old wives tale then it only leaves one thing, I basically tapered too hard and didn’t stay loose and allowed my muscles to shorten. The sudden loading caused cramping and put me in survival mode. I did taper hard due to my injuries and am new enough to be pretty ignorant of a lot so this makes a lot of sense to me. I’m debating Kodiak 100k, I know the back 50k and it is very runnable. If I do any exploring of the front 50k I’ll let you know what it looks like, it is about 2 hrs from my house.
Thanks, Chris! And great job on finishing the race as well. I brought my own small first aid kit but the medic suggested kinesiotape, which I didn't have, for my problem areas. At least at the Cal 2 aid station they had all kinds of tape and supplies. Right on - I did a similar 'walk out'. Filled up my reusable cup with soda and grabbed a handful of chips/crackers and walked for a few minutes. The broth with noodles was amazing after eating mostly gels and Naak. One thing I possibly should bring in the future is a reusable bag for refueling rather than spending time eating at the aid stations. Hope the debate for Kodiak is easy. 😉
@@BrandonToo i had a sandwich bag i filled at Michigan Bluff in case I had to blow through Foresthill (ended up with a whopping 103 seconds to spare). But the stuff in the sandwich bag was no match for the hot stuff that was available. Better than nothing. I jealousy saw a guy getting his feet taped at Cal-2 as I went through. I mean, I was jealous only if he made it. Only 2 people passed me from that point forward. Everyone else I passed didn’t make it, I was the Grim Reaper of the course. But in a better world I won’t be in that situation and actually take the time to care for my feet.
Wow thanks for sharing your training and that puts your finish in 17:43 into the absolutely superb category! Your tips are super helpful and I agree 💯. Thanks Brandon.
Congratulations on your finish I was curious about how your day went. You utilized their first aid for your foot care? 7 minutes an aid station sounds luxurious lol, I’m not sure I’ve ever spent more than 2-3. Grabbing a can of coke and broth/ramen is my new “walk out” strategy, it was sufficiently refreshing and filling but kept me moving.
I’m still in the post-mortem phase of analyzing my day, I was very much expecting better and have paced way harder down steeper (Grand Canyon, Langley, Mt Wilson, etc) and not felt my quads anything like what I felt. So if not load and people say electrolytes/sodium imbalance is an old wives tale then it only leaves one thing, I basically tapered too hard and didn’t stay loose and allowed my muscles to shorten. The sudden loading caused cramping and put me in survival mode. I did taper hard due to my injuries and am new enough to be pretty ignorant of a lot so this makes a lot of sense to me.
I’m debating Kodiak 100k, I know the back 50k and it is very runnable. If I do any exploring of the front 50k I’ll let you know what it looks like, it is about 2 hrs from my house.
Chris, I would be interested as well. Thanks.
Thanks, Chris! And great job on finishing the race as well.
I brought my own small first aid kit but the medic suggested kinesiotape, which I didn't have, for my problem areas. At least at the Cal 2 aid station they had all kinds of tape and supplies.
Right on - I did a similar 'walk out'. Filled up my reusable cup with soda and grabbed a handful of chips/crackers and walked for a few minutes. The broth with noodles was amazing after eating mostly gels and Naak. One thing I possibly should bring in the future is a reusable bag for refueling rather than spending time eating at the aid stations.
Hope the debate for Kodiak is easy. 😉
@@BrandonToo i had a sandwich bag i filled at Michigan Bluff in case I had to blow through Foresthill (ended up with a whopping 103 seconds to spare). But the stuff in the sandwich bag was no match for the hot stuff that was available. Better than nothing.
I jealousy saw a guy getting his feet taped at Cal-2 as I went through. I mean, I was jealous only if he made it. Only 2 people passed me from that point forward. Everyone else I passed didn’t make it, I was the Grim Reaper of the course. But in a better world I won’t be in that situation and actually take the time to care for my feet.
Wow thanks for sharing your training and that puts your finish in 17:43 into the absolutely superb category! Your tips are super helpful and I agree 💯. Thanks Brandon.
Thanks, Reto!
Very good tip advice! I will use these in future races! Thanks Brandon!
Happy to help!