Frequently Asked Questions - Daytona 100 Edition: Part 1
There has been a lot of questions after returning to work from the Daytona 100! Here are the most frequent questions I got that were not related to my gear. Let's do this!
How many days did you take you? 27 hours 47 minutes 45 seconds is my official time. Wait, this is all done in one day? Yes, it's not a multi-race. People do this? Yes - enter long conversation about the world of ultra running and explaining I'm quite slow in this community. By the way, the winner of the race completed the distance in a little over 14 hours.
Have you recovered yet? Nope. My body, mind, and soul are all in a different weird place that... Sorry fell asleep there for a moment. I can go to sleep easily crazy right now. And talk about the want to eat everything all the time.
How much weight did you loose? About 8 pounds. That's a lot of weight on my small frame. Still down about 4-5 pounds. I swear I'm eating y'all and strength training to regain muscle I lost. Darn cold weather. I lost most of my weight in the final 8 hours, stop eating a lot around mile 75 ish due to the extreme cold weather. I went into caloric deficit shortly thereafter causing me to crash into the dreaded wall and begin my decent into a weird different kind of place I had never been before. Not dark and depression, but definitely a mental hole.
Did you sleep? For about 7 minutes at mile 81 unintentionally. I would have been knocked out and taking naps at all the aid stations, why didn't you sleep longer? It's a time run, which means you're running against a clock in front of you and one behind you. You have to reach certain distances before a time or they pull you off the course. WHAT!?!?! That's insane!
How bad were the blisters on your feet? Had to be unbearable, right? Actually, only ended up with two small blisters on my right foot. One on the underside of my large toe and the other on my pinky toe. Both from running in the ocean around mile 28, until I could get into dry shoes at mile 32.
How many toenails did you loose? (This seems to be a popular question from many) None. Really? Really. Really? Yes, really. Never have I lost a toenail. Haven't been a problem for me. I'm very particular about my feet, shoes, and any feet gear.
Did your nipples bleed? Nope. Medical tape byotches! Nipple lesson learned within the first year of running. Never got to the bleeding level. But damned that chaffing was painful, thanks Las Vegas.
Your knees must be jacked up! How bad are your knees? Actually had no issues with my knees. And my knees are more healthy know than before I started running. Go take your misconceptions elsewhere.
What about chaffing? Chaffing had to suck, didn't it? Squirrel's Nut Butter for the win!
Where you able to walk the next day? LOL! I did. Part of my recovery plan was to move as much as possible. Oh, and I did get the most painful 1 mile run in on the treadmill ever! That mile was worst than any mile during the 100 miler. Crazy!
How long before you're able to run any sort of distance again? Next day. See last question. However, the longest I've run since is a little over 3 miles and it has been three weeks today since the race! December 31st y'all. Maybe I'll go get five miles in? Maybe.
What did you eat? Mostly liquid for the first 30-40 miles. Goal was 800 -1200 calories every two hours. But here's the list:
I know about the wall around mile 18 - 22, and have experienced the wall when I ran a marathon. So explain to me, how that works? Did you hit a wall and I know you did, had to with that distance, what was it like? The real wall came around mile 88. I had a couple of minor walls that I thought were bad at mile 81 and mile 84ish, but mile 88 was my struggle. The place where I contemplated existence. You can read about it where I talk about the mental and emotional side of the Daytona 100.
What gave you comfort through the pain? The white line. What? The painted line on the road. I did a lot of training on the street for this event as I knew it was going to be on hard surfaces / the street. So every time I had the opportunity to run on that painted line, I did. Took me back home, near El Dorado park, where I ran on the painted line. I could zone out for a spell and just focus on that line.
Biggest physical surprise? How well my right ankle held up. Typically my weakness. Had zero issues with my ankle. Darn single muscle fiber deep in my leg hurt like a bitch after mile 82-83 though.
What was it like when you finished? Surreal. Don't remember hearing environmental sounds as I sat there. Only the voice of the volunteer that comforted me. The pain went away. Not long after, I was sleep. Still surreal, as if the experience was just a dream.
Will you do another one? I don't see a timed 100 miler in my near future due to the commitment needed to train. My unpredictable work schedule would make it difficult for me to pull it off. The training with my work was relentless and I had to abandon my plan and rework a different solution to prepare. In short it wasn't fun. Do I want to do another one? Yes. Will I? I don't know what the future holds. In short, I don't know.
What music did you listen to or do you listen to when running long? Here's my google play Long Run Playlist for 2017 that I cultivated over the months of training.
This in addition to listening to a few Pandora Radio stations (Linkin Park radio, Crywolf radio, New Jack City radio, Freestylers radio, BBD radio, EWF radio, and Modern mix radio) rounded out my listening habits.
What's your power song? Had to clarify this question. Some meant what song do I listen to get ready to go, others meant when I'm in a rut and need to motivate up to push through.
Most memorable moment? Breaking down at the finish, sitting on the beach. Letting my feelings finally be free, if only for a moment.
Gear related questions: What type of shoes did you wear? What type of clothing? What type of hydration vest did you use? Did you use compression? What brand of shorts do you like / wear? Did you change clothes, and how often? - See Part 2 (Coming Soon).
Okay I've shared waaaaay too much. For some reason feel a little exposed and vunerable with this post, so time for me to go and get final run in for 2017! TWO YEARS OF RUNNING EVERYDAY! DAY 731! Follow me on Instagram @ egsleeve365 for the daily dose of #RUN365 craziness.
Y'all be good. Do you! ☮
How many days did you take you? 27 hours 47 minutes 45 seconds is my official time. Wait, this is all done in one day? Yes, it's not a multi-race. People do this? Yes - enter long conversation about the world of ultra running and explaining I'm quite slow in this community. By the way, the winner of the race completed the distance in a little over 14 hours.
Have you recovered yet? Nope. My body, mind, and soul are all in a different weird place that... Sorry fell asleep there for a moment. I can go to sleep easily crazy right now. And talk about the want to eat everything all the time.
How much weight did you loose? About 8 pounds. That's a lot of weight on my small frame. Still down about 4-5 pounds. I swear I'm eating y'all and strength training to regain muscle I lost. Darn cold weather. I lost most of my weight in the final 8 hours, stop eating a lot around mile 75 ish due to the extreme cold weather. I went into caloric deficit shortly thereafter causing me to crash into the dreaded wall and begin my decent into a weird different kind of place I had never been before. Not dark and depression, but definitely a mental hole.
Did you sleep? For about 7 minutes at mile 81 unintentionally. I would have been knocked out and taking naps at all the aid stations, why didn't you sleep longer? It's a time run, which means you're running against a clock in front of you and one behind you. You have to reach certain distances before a time or they pull you off the course. WHAT!?!?! That's insane!
How bad were the blisters on your feet? Had to be unbearable, right? Actually, only ended up with two small blisters on my right foot. One on the underside of my large toe and the other on my pinky toe. Both from running in the ocean around mile 28, until I could get into dry shoes at mile 32.
How many toenails did you loose? (This seems to be a popular question from many) None. Really? Really. Really? Yes, really. Never have I lost a toenail. Haven't been a problem for me. I'm very particular about my feet, shoes, and any feet gear.
Did your nipples bleed? Nope. Medical tape byotches! Nipple lesson learned within the first year of running. Never got to the bleeding level. But damned that chaffing was painful, thanks Las Vegas.
Your knees must be jacked up! How bad are your knees? Actually had no issues with my knees. And my knees are more healthy know than before I started running. Go take your misconceptions elsewhere.
What about chaffing? Chaffing had to suck, didn't it? Squirrel's Nut Butter for the win! Where you able to walk the next day? LOL! I did. Part of my recovery plan was to move as much as possible. Oh, and I did get the most painful 1 mile run in on the treadmill ever! That mile was worst than any mile during the 100 miler. Crazy!
How long before you're able to run any sort of distance again? Next day. See last question. However, the longest I've run since is a little over 3 miles and it has been three weeks today since the race! December 31st y'all. Maybe I'll go get five miles in? Maybe.
What did you eat? Mostly liquid for the first 30-40 miles. Goal was 800 -1200 calories every two hours. But here's the list:
- Generation UCAN Pre-fuel SuperStarch prior to race. (forgot to eat breakfast)
- 20 - 25 packs of Tailwind Nutrition - Henry Ward chaser style
- GoMacro MacroBar, Organic Vegan Nutrition Bar, Cherries + Berries
- Nuun All Day Hydration- Natural Vitamin Enhanced Drink Tabs
- Grapes
- Seasoned Potatoes
- French fries
- Generation UCAN SuperStarch
- Ramen Noodles
- Watermelon
- Chicken noodle soup
- A few dried cranberries (too sweet - abandoned those)
- Post Race: Pizza
- Post Race: Tailwind Recovery Mix (I was a beta tester - not yet available to public)
- Osmo Nutrition Acute Recovery for Men, Vanilla
(with non sweetened almond milk)
I know about the wall around mile 18 - 22, and have experienced the wall when I ran a marathon. So explain to me, how that works? Did you hit a wall and I know you did, had to with that distance, what was it like? The real wall came around mile 88. I had a couple of minor walls that I thought were bad at mile 81 and mile 84ish, but mile 88 was my struggle. The place where I contemplated existence. You can read about it where I talk about the mental and emotional side of the Daytona 100.
What gave you comfort through the pain? The white line. What? The painted line on the road. I did a lot of training on the street for this event as I knew it was going to be on hard surfaces / the street. So every time I had the opportunity to run on that painted line, I did. Took me back home, near El Dorado park, where I ran on the painted line. I could zone out for a spell and just focus on that line.
Biggest physical surprise? How well my right ankle held up. Typically my weakness. Had zero issues with my ankle. Darn single muscle fiber deep in my leg hurt like a bitch after mile 82-83 though.
What was it like when you finished? Surreal. Don't remember hearing environmental sounds as I sat there. Only the voice of the volunteer that comforted me. The pain went away. Not long after, I was sleep. Still surreal, as if the experience was just a dream.
Will you do another one? I don't see a timed 100 miler in my near future due to the commitment needed to train. My unpredictable work schedule would make it difficult for me to pull it off. The training with my work was relentless and I had to abandon my plan and rework a different solution to prepare. In short it wasn't fun. Do I want to do another one? Yes. Will I? I don't know what the future holds. In short, I don't know.
What music did you listen to or do you listen to when running long? Here's my google play Long Run Playlist for 2017 that I cultivated over the months of training.
This in addition to listening to a few Pandora Radio stations (Linkin Park radio, Crywolf radio, New Jack City radio, Freestylers radio, BBD radio, EWF radio, and Modern mix radio) rounded out my listening habits.
What's your power song? Had to clarify this question. Some meant what song do I listen to get ready to go, others meant when I'm in a rut and need to motivate up to push through.
- Adventure Club - I need your heart is my prep song. For EVERY challenging race, marathon, or distance run you will hear this song playing in my headphones. This track goes all the way back to hard challenging long runs when I was training for my first marathon back in 2013. I've listened to this track before almost every marathon, most half marathons, damned near every trail race, and like devotion before my 50K, 100K, and 100miler.
- Tech N9ne - Straight Out the Gate (Explicit)
- Hermitude - The Buzz (feat. Mataya & Young Tapz)
- Trifonic - Santa Rosa (On repeat when the pain began to increase between miles 75 - 78)
- In Credo - Siesta Del Sol
- Mokhov - Fly Away
- Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons - Sucker for Pain
- ASTR - Bleeding Love
- Rittz - In My Zone
- Adventure Club - Gold (feat. Yuna)
- Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death (On repeat around mile 51)
- Phutureprimitive & The Human Experience - Dusted Compass
- Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (Made me smile around mile 18)
- Fabolous - Breathe (Explicit)
- Hopsin - Crown Me
- Kiiara - Tennessee (Explicit)
- Wale - Bad (feat. Rihanna) (Explicit)
- Soul For Real - Candy Rain
- Fall Out Boy - Centuries
- Rihanna - Rehab
- DJ Snake - You Know You Like It (feat. Aluna George)
- Camp Lo - Coolie High
- Alison Wonderland - You Don't Know (feat. Wayne Coyne) - (On repeat during my first dark moment)
- Phaeleh - In The Twilight
- Luminox - I Run This (Original Mix)
Most memorable moment? Breaking down at the finish, sitting on the beach. Letting my feelings finally be free, if only for a moment.
Gear related questions: What type of shoes did you wear? What type of clothing? What type of hydration vest did you use? Did you use compression? What brand of shorts do you like / wear? Did you change clothes, and how often? - See Part 2 (Coming Soon).
Okay I've shared waaaaay too much. For some reason feel a little exposed and vunerable with this post, so time for me to go and get final run in for 2017! TWO YEARS OF RUNNING EVERYDAY! DAY 731! Follow me on Instagram @ egsleeve365 for the daily dose of #RUN365 craziness.
Y'all be good. Do you! ☮
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