Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Back on it for 2015

I ended up taking about 3 months off after the 2014 ultra season to rest my mind and body.  It allowed me to spend more time with the family, finish prepping for winter around the house, and reset.  In January and February I started consistently working out, but I did much more cross training than last year.  Much more skiing, snowshoeing, and some running.  Now that the clocks have changed I am starting to get in to my regular run routine of about 4-5 runs per week and build up my weekend miles.
So far this year I feel great and am running faster than in the past.  My longer runs (up to 20 miles so far) have also felt great.  We will see what happens as I start to increase my mileage.  Bear Mountain in 7 weeks!
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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!