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Location:

Orem,Ut,

Member Since:

Apr 29, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

31 Ultra Finishes

Personal Records:
100 M:  17:52*   Pony Express (2011)
100K:   11:06     Antelope Island (2010) (faster 100k on PET 100)
50 M:    7:23      Pony Express 50 (2013)
26.2:     3:00:03  Big Cottonwood Marathon (Sept 2013)
13.1:     1:27:22 St. George (Jan. 2014)
* Top 100, 100-Mile Times (2011) (#80), UltraRunning Magazine Year in Review
Race Director: Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

Short-Term Running Goals:

Attempting the Rocky Mountain Slam:

  • Bighorn 100 (June) 
  • Hardrock 100 (July)
  • Wasatch 100 (Sept)
  • The Bear 100 (Sept)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Goals:

  • Rocky Mountain Slam
  • FINISH Hardrock (wasn't pretty but got a finish)
  • Wasatch < 25 hrs.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia 7 (1) Lifetime Miles: 571.21
Brooks Cascadia 7 (2) Lifetime Miles: 489.01
Other (Old) Lifetime Miles: 45.00
Brooks Cascadia 7 (3) Lifetime Miles: 658.26
Brooks Cascadia 7 (4) Lifetime Miles: 561.85
PureFlow 2 Lifetime Miles: 374.50
Brooks Cascadia 7 (5) Lifetime Miles: 394.01
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 389.42
Brooks Pure Grit 2 Lifetime Miles: 241.21
Cascadia 8 (red) Lifetime Miles: 232.99
Cascadia 8 (Black) Lifetime Miles: 325.96
Cascadia 8 (Black II) Lifetime Miles: 339.05
Brooks Glycerin 11 Lifetime Miles: 342.90
New Balance 1400 Lifetime Miles: 175.77
Brooks Cascadia 9 Yellow & Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 421.20
Altra One2 (squared) Lifetime Miles: 6.00
Brooks Pure Flow (red) Lifetime Miles: 188.97
Lone Peak 2 (prototype-yellow) Lifetime Miles: 29.80
Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red Lifetime Miles: 231.10
Brooks Pure Flow 2 (red) Lifetime Miles: 78.10
Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red II Lifetime Miles: 342.06
Pure Grit 3 (Red) Lifetime Miles: 235.36
Total Distance
9.00

9 miles on the treadmill. 

New strategy as I get closer to Wasatch (inspired by Anton Krupika):

At the expense of my long runs, I've spent more time on my feet climbing and peak bagging--2-3 peaks per week for the last month. The benefits I hope will be the training at altitude as well as strengthening my power-hiking (which has been a weakness of mine). As I near Wasatch I fear I need to get more nimble, lighter on my feet, and a faster turn-over.

In the remaining three weeks, I'm going to divide my training into thirds =  1/3 Treadmill, 1/3 Trail running, 1/3 Hiking. Priority: I need to get faster in the remaining three weeks.

Tony K in his post leadville interview speaks of a lack of long runs in exchange for a lot of hiking and climbing--net result is that he blew his quads early in the race and struggled to finish. He killed the hope pass sections and then fell apart on the flats. http://www.irunfar.com/2012/08/anton-krupicka-post-2012-leadville-100-interview.html. I listened to the interview and realized I may have just made the same mistake. Time to move my feet and run. 

 

Brooks Cascadia 7 (3) Miles: 9.00
Comments
From jun on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 09:05:03 from 205.158.160.209

That's a great strategy. I've sacrificed a bunch of long runs this summer to spend time in the mountains. I feel like it has really paid off and am hoping that it will carry me through at Wasatch. This week will be about turn-over (if I can start feeling better) and consistency.

My taper plan is to take next week SUPER easy and get my legs fully back and ready to run. Then just do a few stretchout runs the week of the race. I hope it works.

From jsh on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 09:44:52 from 63.253.43.114

I like the strategy. The good thing about Wasatch is that it's not "flat" like Leadville. I talked to Meltzer after the Buffalo Run this year (while he was limping around) and he said his quads always hurt more after a flat 100 than after a mountain 100. I've never run a flat 100, but I'm sure you can attest to that fact having run Pony Express.

I plan on mixing things up the next few weeks too and making sure I take it easy on all my runs.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 17:16:29 from 66.232.64.20

Last year I did waaaay more hiking while bagging peaks that were steep and this year I have tried to do more runs that I could run while gaining elevation. I am very interested to see if it made any difference at all. We will all be in the pain cave very soon.

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