【シーズンスタート】情熱ハーフマラソンを走ってきた / [Season Start] I ran the Jounetsu Half Marathon.
※English follows.
みなさん、こんにちは
9月が終わり、いよいよマラソンシーズン到来である。今シーズン1発目のレースを走ってきたので、その結果と今後の見通しについてまとめておきたい。
本日のContents
- Race Report_情熱ハーフマラソン2022
- 9月の練習結果と今シーズンの見通し
Race Report_情熱ハーフマラソン2022
昨年も参加した荒川河川敷の周回コースである。
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実はハーフマラソンのパーソナルベストは昨年のこの大会である。
ちなみにタイムは1時間27分52秒。そして今年の目標は1時間26分。1kmあたりに直すと4'05/kmで走りきることが求められる。ベストタイムよりも4秒速いが、昨年以上に走り込めているのでいけるはずだと自分を叱咤しながらレース本番の日を迎える。
レース当日朝～スタートまで
朝は6:30に起床。寝起きにレース当日恒例の玉子かけご飯とカップそばを胃に流し込み、コーヒーを飲みながらゆっくりと着替える。スタートは10時と遅めかつ、会場は家の近所なので気楽なものである。今回は会社のサークルメンバーと一緒にエントリーをしていたので、浮間舟渡駅に集合し、浮間公園を抜け、荒川河川敷をゆっくり歩いて会場に向かう。歩いてる最中に菓子パンを食べ、さらにカーボローディングをする。
20分ほど歩いて会場に到着。ちなみに天気は（無駄に）最高に良く、すでになかなかの暑さである。荒川河川敷は普段の練習でも頻繁に走るのだが、歩きだとやたら遠く感じる。スタートまですでに1時間を切っているので、さっさと着替えてウォーミングアップを始める。トイレはいかなくても大丈夫そうだったなのでパスして、とりあえず会社のメンバーとパシャリ。
こうやって知り合いとレースに出るのはやはり良い
そうこうしているうちにスタート。
1周目～2周目
スタート地点では一番前に近いところまで出しゃばり、走り始める。暑いは暑いが湿度がそこまでないのか、体感気温はさほどでもない。4キロちょい×5周という周回コースでメンタルの強さが問われるが、ほぼフラットで脚への負担は少ないはず。とりあえず4'00/kmで押してみることにする。心肺はさほどきつくはないが、前日まで雨が降りがちだったのでところどころに水溜りがあって避けながら走ることに。「毎回これをやると脚がもっていかれそうだなあ」と思いながら1周目を終了。
2周目へ突入。水溜りを避けつつ、引き続き4'00/kmで押していくが、日が出てきて一気に体感気温が上がる。そういえば最高気温29℃とか言ってたような。
「あちい」
このままのペースだと確実に潰れると悟り、徐々にペースダウン。また、会場まで歩いている最中に食べた菓子パンが余計だったようで、ちょっと腹が痛くなってきた。そんなこんなでサブスリーペースまでスピードを落とすが、まだ少しきつい。少なくとも歩いたり、途中棄権するのだけは避けたかったので、
「4'30までのペースダウンはOK」
とマイルールを設定して、目標を90分に下方修正する。そして3周目へ。
3周目～ゴール
ここからは我慢の展開。時間が経つにつれてどんどん気温が上がってくる。他のランナーの表情を見ると、やはりかなりきつそうである。当然自分もきつい。もうね、周回コースなのを良いことに歩いて帰ってしまいたくなるくらいのきつさである。3周目から4周目に入るころが一番メンタル的にきついタイミングであった。ただこの程度の修羅場で粘れなかったら、フルマラソンで厳しい局面が訪れたら絶対乗り切れない。4'30/kmくらいのペースで走れなくてどうするんだと何とか粘る。
5周目。最後の1周である。ここまでくると気持ち的には復活する。
「ここまできてペース上がらないとか弱すぎだぞ、お前」
自分自身を叱咤して身体を動かす。しかし思うように動かない。もがいているとラン仲間が伴走してくる。
「佐久間！ラスト！」
うん、知ってるｗ。不思議なもので、声をかけられて少しだけ元気が出る、脚が動く。そんなこんなでラスト1キロのペースは4'09/kmまで復活。そんな感じでゴールに飛び込む。タイムは1時間29分16秒。ぎりぎり90分切り。最低限の走りはできたかな。
ゴール後
「いてえ」
どこが痛いって頭が痛い。激痛に近いくらいの頭痛。終盤の給水を2回くらい取り損ねたので熱中症かな、これは。ゴール後にもらったレッドブルとスポドリを一気に飲んで回復に努めながら、会社のメンバーの帰りを待つのであった。
ゲストランナーとツーショット。
去年もゲストで走っていたけど、この方ほんと速いんだよね。多分1時間15分くらいで走ってたと思う。全身を使って走ってるって感じ。
9月の練習結果と今シーズンの見通し
今月の練習結果はこんな感じ。
久しぶりに月間300キロに到達できず。まあ、カレンダー的に週末も少ないし、台風が2回も来て、残暑が厳しい中でも、練習の質は上がってきていると思うので、悪くはないだろう。今月もよく走った。
10月は、30キロ1本とハーフを1本とレースを2本入れているが、合間の週末でもしっかり距離を踏んでおきたい。さすがに気温も下がってくると思うので、レースはタイムにこだわるつもり。以下目標。
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月末のハーフマラソンを4'00/kmペースで走り切ることができれば、11月中旬のつくばマラソンでも良い勝負ができるのではないかと思う。なのでポイント練の一つ一つを大事にして積み上げていきたいと思う。
ではまた。
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Hello everyone!
With the end of September, marathon season is finally upon us. I have run my first race of the season and would like to summarize the results and my outlook for the future.
Today's Contents
Race Report_Jounetsu Half Marathon 2022
The course is a circuit of the Arakawa riverbed, which I participated in last year.
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In fact, my personal best in the half marathon was this event last year.
The time was 1 hour, 27 minutes and 52 seconds. And this year's goal is 1 hour and 26 minutes, which should translate to 4'05/km per kilometer. I was 4 seconds faster than my best time, but I was scolding myself that I should be able to do it because I have been running better than last year.
From the morning of the race day to the start
I woke up at 6:30 in the morning. After waking up from bed, I had my usual race day meal of rice with eggs and a cup of soba noodles, and slowly got dressed over a cup of coffee. The race starts at 10:00 a.m., which is late, and the venue is near my house, so it is easy for me to get ready for the race. I had entered the race with my company's club members, so we gathered at Ukima Funawatari station, walked through Ukima Park, and slowly walked along the Arakawa riverbed to the venue. While walking, I ate a sweet bun and did some more carbo-loading.
After walking for about 20 minutes, we arrived at the venue. By the way, the weather was (uselessly) perfect, and it was already quite hot. I often run along the Arakawa riverbed in my daily training, but it seems so far away when I walk. It was already less than an hour before the start of the race, so I quickly changed my clothes and started warming up. I decided to pass on going to the restroom since it looked like I wouldn't need to, so I took a quick picture with a member of my company.
It's nice to go to a race with people you know!
Meanwhile, the race started.
Lap 1 - 2
At the start of the race, I get out to the front of the pack and start running. It is hot, but not too humid, so the temperature is not so bad. 5 laps of 4 km or so is a bit of a mental test, but the course is mostly flat, so there should be little stress on the legs. I decided to push at 4'00/km for now. The cardiopulmonary workout was not too hard, but since it had been raining the day before, there were puddles of water in some places, so I had to run while avoiding them. I finished the first lap thinking, "If I do this every time, I'm going to lose my legs.
The second lap was started. I continued to run at 4'00/km while avoiding the puddles, but the sun came out and the temperature rose quickly. Come to think of it, I think the highest temperature was 29 degrees Celsius.
It's hot.
Realizing that I would surely be crushed at this pace, I gradually slowed down. Also, the pastries I had eaten while walking to the venue seemed to have been unnecessary, and my stomach began to ache a little. So I slowed down to sub-three pace, but it was still a little tough. At least I didn't want to walk or abandon the race.I set my own rule,
"It's OK to slow down to 4'30"
and revised my goal downward to 90 minutes. And then the third lap.
Lap 3 - Goal
From this point on, it was all about endurance. As time went by, the temperature rose higher and higher. Looking at the expressions on the faces of the other runners, I could see that they were also feeling the heat. Naturally, it was tough for me, too. I felt like walking home, taking advantage of the fact that it was a circular course. I knew that if I couldn't stick it out in such a tough situation, I would never make it through a full marathon, and I knew that if I couldn't run at a pace of about 4'30/km, what was I going to do?
Lap 5. The last lap. I'm feeling revived by this point, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to keep up the pace.
"You're too weak, you know," I scolded myself, "you've come this far and you can't pick up the pace.
I scolded myself and got my body moving. But I can't move as fast as I want to. As I struggle, a fellow runner accompanies me.
"Sakuma! Last!"
Yes, I know, I know...it's a strange thing, but being called out to makes me feel a little more energetic, and my legs move. And so my pace for the last kilometer is back up to 4'09/km. That's how I jumped into the goal. The time is 1 hour, 29 minutes, 16 seconds. Just barely under 90 minutes. I think I did the minimum I could do.
After the goal
It hurts.
What hurts is that my head hurts. It was almost like a severe headache. I missed two water stops towards the end of the race, so I must be suffering from heat stroke. I drank a Red Bull and a Spodril that I got after the finish line to recover, and waited for my company members to return home.
Two shots with the guest runner.
He was a guest runner last year, too, and he is really fast. I think he ran in about 1 hour and 15 minutes. It was like he was running with his whole body.
September Practice Results and Outlook for the Season
Here are the results of this month's practice.
For the first time in a long time, I failed to reach 300 km/month. Well, I guess it's not bad, because I think the quality of my practice is getting better, even though there are not many weekends in the calendar, two typhoons have come, and the lingering summer heat is still very severe. I ran well this month.
In October, I have one 30 km, one half, and two races in the works, but I want to make sure I tread a good distance even on the weekends in between. As expected, the temperature will be dropping, so I will be focusing on times in the races. Here are my goals
- 10/8 Tokyo 30K Autumn (2hr 12min = 4'25/km pace)
- 10/30 Teganuma Eco Marathon* Half (1hr 25min = 4'00/km pace)
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If I can run through the half marathon at the end of the month at 4'00/km pace, I think I will be able to compete well in the Tsukuba Marathon in mid-November. So, I will take care of each and every point training and build them up.
See you soon.
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