Thursday, November 6, 2014

Week 30 2014 Recap

July 28 - August 3

After a few runs this week I was feeling like I might recover in enough time to give the Virgil Crest 50 miler a go during the 3rd week of September, so I decided to sign up for the race and continue my training for another month and a half.  I put in a faster effort on Thursday on a dirt road run that actually felt really good at 7:13 pace for almost 8 miles.  I like to get some of these tempo runs in from time to time so that I can keep up my speed a bit and not get bogged down in just longer mileage.  Still having some digestive issues and am not ready to put any GU in my stomach.  I usually have an iron stomach, so this is a new one for me.  I was pretty spent by the weekend after all of the hills on Friday.  Still low on energy from VT100.

Summary of Week 30:
M    6.2 mile road/trail run easier with 775' elevation gain
T     OFF
W    OFF
Th   7.7 mile dirt road run, Griffin Hill Loop at 7:13 pace
F     8.0 mile STEEP hill trail run up and around Bird Mtn (2153' elevation gain)
S     OFF
S     OFF

Weekly Totals:
Run distance:                     21.9 miles 
Total run elevation gain:     3,265 feet 
Total run time:                     3 hours 28 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!