It was a wonderful day with weather in the 60’s for the Akron Marathon. We all started at 7am. I was late leaving but was able to park within 5 minutes from the start. There was alot of crowd support with roadrunner motivation signs which where distributed by the event. We finished at the Akron Aeros baseball stadium. The key is to finish in good health with everything in the right place. My muscles were a little discombobulated going up the stairs, but I got a massage there and they put everything back in place.
Akron Marathon start at 7 am September 26
WARNING – Runners do not try this. Everybody is different and it may not work for you.
I have lots of experience with chia seeds. I have been taking chia seeds prior to running for 5 years now, not only to slow down the metabolizing of carbohydrates to sugar, but to avoid cramping because chia seeds are good for digestion and they are very good for hydration. I personally hate being weighed down by water bottles and hate to slow down for water stops. Yesterday, I had my 4 tablespoons of chia seeds in an 8 ounce bottle of water. I figured this would keep me hydrated for at least 6 miles without water stops.
I was going to bring some extra chia seeds in a plastic bag to take in 1 mile intervals after mile 6. I got there late, getting out of the car with less that 10 minutes to the start of the race. I remembered that I forgot the seeds at the start line. It was too late to go back to the car. It helped that the weather was in the high 60’s. I was able to do the whole 13.1 miles with no water stops relying on the 4 tablespoons of chia seeds in a 8 ounce bottle of water to stay hydrated. The results are not in yet, but I figured I saved 1-2 minutes off my time by doing this. If the temperature was higher I would have to make water stops after mile 6.
I will run the Niagara Falls marathon next month and this made for a great run for me to get ready. I still need to do a 20 mile run to get ready.
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