It's been a while since I updated this piece of my digital life, and to those of your who read it I greatly apologize. I have been busy prepping for my block leave, reconnecting and having fun with my son, Jackson, and also, well... running.
First, a thanks to my uncle, Jeff Carius, for donating to the Fisher House recently. Thus far, we have raised over $3,700 for this noble cause!
PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE TO THE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION
The past few weeks I have been churning and burning, seeking new territory in the 100-mile-plus range for weekly mileage, as I sought to cap off my peak for training for the Western States with long miles and hard hills.
Here's the breakdown for the last few weeks:
Monday - 2:06 (Ester Dome)
Tuesday - 1:11 (Brigade run day slow run plus some hills afterwards)
Wednesday - 1:50 (Birch Hill)
Thursday - 1:20 (pre-long run easy)
Friday - 5:16 (Birch Hill repeats)
Saturday - 1:10 (recovery)
Sunday - 1:34 (Birch Hill repeats)
Add them up: 14 hours, 27 minutes... at 8.5 min/mile, that's 102 miles!
Over Memorial Day Weekend, the fine race staff at Western States 100 holds a pre-race training camp in which over the course of 3 days participants run approximately 70 miles of the course. Since I couldn't do that (due to the fact that airfare prices from central Alaska to California are ridiculous), I created my own 3-day adventure, racking up approximately 10 hours, 18 minutes of run time, equating to about 69-72 miles on the hills around Fairbanks.... not too shabby a replacement.
Monday - 2:04 (Ester Dome)
Tuesday - 1:31 (Birch Hill)
Wednesday - 1:48 (Ester Dome)
Thursday - 1:04 (pre-long run easy)
Friday - 4:35 (Birch Hill repeats)
Saturday - 2:42 (Ester Dome repeats)
Sunday - 3:01 (Ester Dome repeats)
Add them up: 16 hours, 45 minutes... at 8.5 min/mile, that's 118 miles! Even at 9 min/mile, that's still over 111 miles! Woo-hoo!
The following week I looked at as a bit of recovery in teh beginning, and a time to take it a little easier with some solid jogs with my Dad, who was up visiting me. While neither of us tend to push it too hard on these runs, it's important that these type of runs do provide recovery not just for the body, but really for the morale and soul of a runner when they need a bit of a pick-me-up... and that's just what it did for me:
Monday - 26 minutes (recovery and rest)
Tuesday - 1:45 (45 minutes on Birch Hill)
Wednesday - 1:51 (45 minutes on Birch Hill)
Thursday - 1:41 (Birch Hill repeats)
Friday - 1:45 (Birch Hill repeats)
Saturday - 52 minutes (mid-day in Hawaii)
Sunday - 2:15 (Hard Hills in Hawaii)
Total: 10 hours, 45 minutes... about 71-75 miles... a solid recovery week after topping the triple-digit mark.
In another post, I will throw in some shots of the hills I have been doing to prep my legs for the daunting elevations ahead of me in a few weeks! Thanks again to everyone for all of the support!
PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE TO THE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION
First, a thanks to my uncle, Jeff Carius, for donating to the Fisher House recently. Thus far, we have raised over $3,700 for this noble cause!
PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE TO THE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION
The past few weeks I have been churning and burning, seeking new territory in the 100-mile-plus range for weekly mileage, as I sought to cap off my peak for training for the Western States with long miles and hard hills.
Here's the breakdown for the last few weeks:
Monday - 2:06 (Ester Dome)
Tuesday - 1:11 (Brigade run day slow run plus some hills afterwards)
Wednesday - 1:50 (Birch Hill)
Thursday - 1:20 (pre-long run easy)
Friday - 5:16 (Birch Hill repeats)
Saturday - 1:10 (recovery)
Sunday - 1:34 (Birch Hill repeats)
Add them up: 14 hours, 27 minutes... at 8.5 min/mile, that's 102 miles!
Over Memorial Day Weekend, the fine race staff at Western States 100 holds a pre-race training camp in which over the course of 3 days participants run approximately 70 miles of the course. Since I couldn't do that (due to the fact that airfare prices from central Alaska to California are ridiculous), I created my own 3-day adventure, racking up approximately 10 hours, 18 minutes of run time, equating to about 69-72 miles on the hills around Fairbanks.... not too shabby a replacement.
Monday - 2:04 (Ester Dome)
Tuesday - 1:31 (Birch Hill)
Wednesday - 1:48 (Ester Dome)
Thursday - 1:04 (pre-long run easy)
Friday - 4:35 (Birch Hill repeats)
Saturday - 2:42 (Ester Dome repeats)
Sunday - 3:01 (Ester Dome repeats)
Add them up: 16 hours, 45 minutes... at 8.5 min/mile, that's 118 miles! Even at 9 min/mile, that's still over 111 miles! Woo-hoo!
The following week I looked at as a bit of recovery in teh beginning, and a time to take it a little easier with some solid jogs with my Dad, who was up visiting me. While neither of us tend to push it too hard on these runs, it's important that these type of runs do provide recovery not just for the body, but really for the morale and soul of a runner when they need a bit of a pick-me-up... and that's just what it did for me:
Monday - 26 minutes (recovery and rest)
Tuesday - 1:45 (45 minutes on Birch Hill)
Wednesday - 1:51 (45 minutes on Birch Hill)
Thursday - 1:41 (Birch Hill repeats)
Friday - 1:45 (Birch Hill repeats)
Saturday - 52 minutes (mid-day in Hawaii)
Sunday - 2:15 (Hard Hills in Hawaii)
Total: 10 hours, 45 minutes... about 71-75 miles... a solid recovery week after topping the triple-digit mark.
In another post, I will throw in some shots of the hills I have been doing to prep my legs for the daunting elevations ahead of me in a few weeks! Thanks again to everyone for all of the support!
PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE TO THE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION
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