Hastings Half and a little bit of reality...

[roseabi]

Hi all!

A fantastically huge WELL DONE to everyone who finished their half marathon training plans last month. It was great, and I will be back with detailed thoughts about our little Half Marathon Plan group, and what we'll do next 😊😊😊

Some of you may have wondered what happened to my Hastings Half report. I took it down because I made an uncomfortable mistake in it. I talked in it about watching a helicopter taking off - I didn't realise at the time that this was actually an air ambulance transporting a very sick person. I should have twigged, but I suppose I wasn't terribly compos mentis after the race, it was a hard day. Still, it was a very poor error and I felt really terrible about it, so the post had to go.

And I apologise.

A young chap had collapsed after finishing the half marathon, and had gone into cardiac arrest for a short time. The most recent news I can find is that he recovered:

hastingsobserver.co.uk/news...

There were some other problems reported after the Hastings Half - one of the water stations was a little disorganised, and there weren't enough medals at the finish. All of this seems a little trivial though!

I hope the runner makes a full recovery, and can continue his running. I hope we all understand that endurance running is almost never without problems - most of which are not serious and can be overcome. Sometimes they can't be overcome, and we have to adjust our expectations. I know that some of our group have been experiencing problems too, and I hope you all can make a decent recovery and have lots of future running fun!

I have a lot of hopes 😊

I have just re-posted my report on Strava with a few minor edits, because I had someone ask about it. I read and replied to all the comments on the original, and I really really appreciated them so much - thank you!!!!

roseabi xx

strava.com/athletes/8312455...

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

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[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

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[Bluebirdrunner]

I have just read your race report Abi on Strava...you had a brilliant run.😊xxx

I'm glad that chap has recovered.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks BB 💗

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon]

Sorry you had to take your post down Abi - now I understand why you said your post was a "goner", that left me a bit baffled at the time! Could you not have just edited it and taken out the reference to the helicopter? I loved your post, it was so evocative of the great atmosphere. No one would think anything of your comment - I was there and did not realise what the helicopter was for either. We had just run a half marathon after all!

I saw a woman collapse near the start too, on Harley Shute - she looked unconscious, but apparently she made a full recovery too. It puts my little niggles into perspective that's for sure!

Hope you are doing ok Abi, I seem to remember you had a bit of a niggle going on too... Looking forward to your next post about the HM plan possey (is that spelt right?)! xxx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

I'm glad to hear the woman was Ok!!

I wasn't near my computer, so it was trickier to edit, and my emotions you know... 😐

Thanks, it seems fine! Another one of those weird random twinges probably, although I haven't been out running yet since Hastings.

Much to look forward to!! 💗💗💗

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon]

Ah, I did wonder when I got an email saying you’d posted, then couldn’t find anything by the time I got there! Glad the guy recovered. ❤️

Perhaps a cautionary tale for me about people collapsing, as I’ve a Sports Therapist who competes in Ironman events, who tells me I still have to stick to 2mins running / 30sec walking intervals for only 30mins, but thinks I may still be OK to run the Chester HM if I can start building distances up with 3 weeks to go!!! Will stick with the StairMaster and Elliptical stepper on top of my limited treadmill running distances, but I really think he’s rather over optimistic...😳

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to mountaindreamer]

Slow and steady my friend

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

I know I’ve run the distance 3 times before, Floss, but however slow I go, to suddenly increase to HM distance from barely any distance at all on a treadmill seems a tad crazy to me... 😖

I tried telling my Sports Therapist that it went completely against my C25k running plans, but he just says not to give up on the Chester HM yet, and it’s still possible. All thoughts are academic unless my ankle settles though. It’s apparently a nerve catching somewhere in the ankle when I run, so I don’t think I could have avoided it, and even he seems unsure why. 🙄❤️

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to mountaindreamer]

I think, when I said slow and steady I meant, maybe you may need to give the HM a miss

You are experienced and have run this distance as you say, many times, and easily...but it will still be hard.

It is a long way... I know that I have only done one..but it was a long way.!

You do need to feel strong and on form I feel...and definitely don't want to cause any more damage or make things much worse.

We do know that if we are patient the runs will be there waiting too...

Just heal and do what your body tells you too.... you know that will be the true indicator. xx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to mountaindreamer]

Ah, sorry about the email!

I dunno, maybe you should go with the way you feel nearer the time. As Floss suggests, there's often more to win by playing the long game xxx

[Oldfloss Administrator]

x Glad the young man recovered well x

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Oldfloss]

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[Hidden]

Great race report on Strava. Anyone who knows you will realise you would never knowingly cause offence. Chin up sweet girl 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Hidden]

Thanks lovely xxx

[Irish-John Marathon]

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