Read/Write/Run

Hi! My name is Ken. I'm going to periodically write about running, writing, and a number of other topics. Please feel free to read my posts and provide your comments. If you have a question about any topic, leave a message and I'll try to help you get the information you're looking for. Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see you again soon.



Friday, July 15, 2011

Match Game For The Runner

Complete the below sentence fragment with whatever words make sense to you.  Feel free to elaborate on your response.

You should never ............... the day before a race.

I'll let you know several examples of my responses after a few days.


Posted by Read/Write/Run at 12:06 AM

9 comments:

  1. Christina @ The AthletarianJuly 15, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    eat spicy Indian food! I did that last weekend and had the worst race day morning EVER!

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  2. Vanessa @ Gourmet RunnerJuly 15, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Great idea!
    Never....do anything new the day before a race.
    I did a lot of painting the day before a half marathon (boards that were on the ground, so tons of bending over) and the entire race by hamstrings were burning!!

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  3. AmandaJuly 15, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Never eat a black bean burger! I'll leave it at that.

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  4. RachelJuly 15, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    You should never be on your feet all day the day before a race...like those marathon expos that suck you in, and make you want to walk around all day looking at booths and gathering freebies.

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  5. zapmamakJuly 15, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    You should never have a husband impale himself with his bike handlebar through his groin a day (or a week) before a race. Yes. That actually happened to me. Last year. It sucked. He was fine, but I almost missed my race because I had to check him out of the hospital.

    BTW - you are the winner of my BFR Shirt Giveaway! Email me at zapmamak@gmail.com and I'll give you the scoop... Congrats!

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  6. Read/Write/RunJuly 15, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Ouch! Double ouch! I'm glad he was okay.
    You made my day with the shirt news! Boy, maybe my luck is changing-Ha ha! Thanks!

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  7. Read/Write/RunJuly 20, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Thanks everyone!

    Christina, I'm not a spicy food eater so I'm safe on that account. Hopefully things turned around prior to race time.

    Vanessa, you're so right. It's easy to forget about resting if you have a busy day schedule the day before race day. I agree-just don't make it busy.

    Amanda,sounds like you and Christina shared some challenging moments race day morning. Not too fun. BTW, that black bean burger sounds like a meal right out of the Tarahumura diet mentioned in "Born to Run", Chris McDougall's book. Well at least the "bean" part!

    RTM, it's cool to check out expos, but you have to limit your time there and work in plenty of rest time, for sure. Good point!

    Ken

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  8. Read/Write/RunJuly 23, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    My responses include:

    You should never:1) drink a lot of alcohol,2)run hard, 3) stay up late, or 4)put yourself in stressful situations" the day before a race.

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  9. Hannah BiggersJuly 26, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Love this game!

    Never... run 10 miles. (need I say more? I learned the hard way)

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