Sunday, March 9, 2014

Week 9 2014 Recap

I'm pretty tired today.  It was a tough running week right after the snowshoe marathon last weekend.  Hill intervals, 30 miles on snowmobile trails up steep mountains on Sat., and 10 more miles on Sun.  I think my periodic training plan is a good one since I feel like my body is ready for a lower mileage week after building up weekend miles and importantly elevation gain over the past three weeks.  Next week I have lower miles to look forward to in order to allow my muscles to recover and get stronger.  It was difficult to get motivated to get out for a recovery run today, but luckily Hillary needed to get in a 10 miler for her marathon training, so I slogged out 10 miles where she pulled me around Castleton.  I feel way better this evening after getting that run in, but I'll admit that is was probably the worst run I've ever experienced.  My left calf and right knee were sore, but I just kept moving.  Thanks Hillary!
I'm looking forward to some cross training/swimming this week.

Summary of Week 9:
M    OFF
T     8.3 mile Griffin Hill Loop
W    7.4 mile Herrick Mtn Hill Repeats - Snowmobile Trail (~2000' vertical)
Th   Indoor Bike Trainer (42 minutes)
F     Rail Trail Skate Ski (45 minutes)
S     28.7 mile snow trail run Pico-Killington-Chittenden Res. (5200' vertical)
S     9.4 mile Griffin Hill Extended Run

Weekly Totals:
Run distance:                    53.7 miles (59.8 miles total)
Total run elevation gain:    8,200 feet (8,400' total)
Total time all activities:       9 hours 1 mins (10 hours 28 mins)
On top of Pico Sat morning

View of Killington near Pico summit

Chittenden Reservoir on Catamount Tail Sat.
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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!