Training Log Archive: Ari-o

Almost five years of coming to stadium, for most of that time, I've been thinking about running a vertical mile. I've been feeling good recently, running 50 in under 40 minutes, and a VM is just 114 sections, so I showed up at 5:30 and went for it. It's nicely 6 times half the stadium (if you start at 19 and go to 1, which avoids the metal steps and the crush of people at the start). I went 19-1-19-1-19-1-19. Didn't go hard, but tried to go at an even pace, which was about a 30 minute stadium pace. Perfect day for it: 40˚ with a bit of a breeze. Shirt came off after 38 sections. I mostly ran the first half of the stairs and then hiked, so nothing too, too hard, but kept even splits for the half sections:

15:30
15:22
16:12 (including taking shirt off)
15:40
15:57
15:17

The last split, which was negative (boom) included sprinting the 100th section and the final section. Felt good. Feel good. Good lord I don't want to think about how terrible my legs will feel tomorrow.

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O over at Herter. In a light rain, with super tired legs. Barely able to maintain a 10 minute mile, plus a few mistakes.

I got in to the ski-o style trail maze over by 13 and a couple of orienteers who I will not name were looking for 13. When I left the maze on my way to 14, same said orienteers were still looking for 13. I assume they made it out.

Sprint - Splits