Saturday, March 17, 2012

Not my 'A game' in the 60m

I missed qualifying for the 60m finals by 0.03 seconds. Ran a 7.98, minimum qualifier was 7.95. I should have been in the 7.8's. Was at least 0.15 sec. off my "A Game."

I did not sleep last night. Not even 5 minutes. I've been up almost 30 hrs straight now.

Naturally keyed up a bit after yesterday's big win, I was already a little edgy and restless. But the problem was trying to sleep in a bed next to my father who has sleep apnea and a seriously loud snore. Even with ear plugs, pillows, etc... I gave up at 4 am, and tried sleeping in the back seat of my compact car. Not comfortable. Imagine trying to sleep next to someone pulling the starting cord on a non-starting chain saw, that is the best description of my father's sound at night.

It's just past 10:30 am and I am going to sleep now. I got a single room. I feel totally like shit and I'm a tad pissed and irritable. I have to believe I'd been 0.03 seconds faster if I had a restful sleep last night, or even just a few hours.

It's cool. Yesterday, I won a National Championship.

...The 200m tomorrow.


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  1. AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    Given that elite athletes travel quite a bit there has been quite a bit of study on sleep deprivation and performance. The net is the first day after travel and poor sleep no significant difference. The second or third day can be a impact. Tactics for changing time zones is then to arrive just in time (since no significant impact on first day) or arrive days early to adjust.

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  2. ukiant55@gmail.comMarch 17, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    I don't think that is exactly right. Changing time zones is a problem if event time is in a periodic low (cirdadum rythym). Within the same time zone I have seen studies that say lack of sleep can be a slight factor but can be countered with a dose of caffeine.

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  3. WilliamMarch 17, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Actually, I did change one time zone, but moreso 'losing a little sleep' like Thurs night (4 hrs max) and then no sleep at all on Fri night ... took a toll.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Congrats on your title! Sorry about the snoring -- even the best earplugs can't help against that. Good luck in the 2.
    Are you going to Finland for Worlds?

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  5. dcwewetzerMarch 18, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    55.90. Congrats National Champ!. D.Wewetzer

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  6. WilliamMarch 19, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    No, not going to the World Championships. Finland is a big ticket.

    I have pretty full schedule, the outdoor season for me starts this weekend. I'm getting excited about the Penn Relays in April. It'll be my first time. Running possibly 3 events on Friday including 2 relays with the Greater Phily Track Club.

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