Sunday, March 2, 2014

Week 8 2014 Recap

My first race of the season was on ... snowshoes!?!?  And it was a marathon with ~6500' of vertical!  Needless to say Saturday was a hell of a 5.5 hour workout.  You can see my race report for my second place finish in the Peak Snowshoe Marathon in Pittsfield, VT here.  Spring certainly has not sprung yet, so I need to continue to be creative about how I will get my vertical miles in.  I am sore on Sunday after the race.  More so my right knee is a bit tweaked, so I just ran/walked about 1.5 miles today to get some movement in.  Hopefully this is no big deal and I will be ready to get my next run in on Tuesday.

Summary of Week 8:
M    OFF
T     8.3 mile Snowmobile Trail Run (~1,000' vertical)
W    OFF
Th   8.0 mile Herrick Mtn. Snowmobile Trail Run (~1600' vertical)
F     6.55 mile Snowshoe Run in Pittsfield (~1600' vertical)
S     26.2 mile run (6500' vertical)
S     run/walk

Weekly Totals:
Run distance:                    47.8 miles
Total run elevation gain:    10,594 feet 
Total time all activities:       9 hours 49 mins




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I just started ultra running in 2013. I have done a couple Ironman triathlons then I did not train much for about 3 years. On July 27, 2013, after a long bike ride with some friends I got the itch and signed up for the Virgil Crest 50 mile ultra. I was able to place second overall and tie the previous course record. My longest week included a 27 mile run and a weekly total of 50 miles. I am curious what I can do with adequate training ...

I attempt to take advantage of each season and cross train as much as possible to prepare for my upcoming 2014 ultra running races. Below you will find excerpts from my training days and races. You can search the blog for individual race reports or other key words on the bottom right-hand side. I work full-time as a professor at Castleton State College, so I utilize weekends for longer workouts and do what I can during the week.

Let me know if you want to go for a run!