Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The race season is upon us!

It has been a fairly good start to the ultra season for me.  I have fewer miles under my belt as compared to last year, but overall I have been feeling great and running faster than last year.  I am curious to see what this means for the later miles in the upcoming Bear Mountain 50.

In addition to running I have been doing some backcountry skiing, hauling wood, and other activities around the house.  My hamstring has been bothering me a bit since a long backcountry ski day two weeks ago, which marked the start of my taper for Bear Mountain.  I have been taking it easy and hope that the legs are still powerful and I have the endurance under my belt for a good effort this upcoming weekend.  We will see!

I have decided that my record attempt on the Northville-Placid Trail in June will be a SUPPORTED record attempt.  This will make the run much more enjoyable.  Hillary and whoever wants to join me can help and give aid at the section breaks and even run sections with me if they want to.  I will be attempting the trail portion only, so 122 miles, and will be skipping the paved road at the start and finish.  Right now my plan is to go South to North, but that is not 100% either.

Current record info at http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/thread/26/northville-lake-placid-trail-ny 




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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!