Monday, April 28, 2014

Week 16 2014 Recap

One week to go to the Bear Mtn 50!  I picked up the speed a bit during the week then got on the trails on Sat for a muddy, steep shorter run.  On Sunday I ran with Hillary for about 6 miles before hitting the trails on an easier effort run.  This is the best shape I have been in this early in the season and I think I am in decent shape for Bear Mtn.  Compared to Virgil Crest last fall I have not been on the epic mountainous long runs that I was able to get in during the summer, but I have certainly gotten in way more miles.  
So far for 2014 I have laid down 724 miles and 70,000 feet of elevation gain we will see soon if it is enough.  We will try to update my Twitter feed, which will be posted on the left side of the page here during the race with updates.  Race start is 5:00am on Sat. May 3rd.

 Summary of Week 16:
M    OFF
T     6.3 mile run w/ Castleton XC team
W    OFF
Th   8.0 mile tempo rail trail (1 mi warmup, 5 mi at 6:20 pace, 2 mi cooldown)
F     OFF
S     6.7 mile trail run (~1400' gain)
S     12.4 mile run (~1400' gain)

Weekly Totals:
Run distance:                    33.5 miles 
Total run elevation gain:    3,107 feet 
Total run time:                    4 hours 41 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!