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. |