Training Log Archive: syd

Trail run on the Rachel Carson. Kevin ran the ultra last year and I thought it would be fun to do the same route. I wanted to do 30 miles as my longest training run so this was a bit far, but it was nice to have a goal. It also gave Kevin a chance to practice as my crew (and he was awesome!!).

Started out with heavy legs. It was cold so my calves were tight too. Mental struggle for the first 45 min or so because my legs were already tired and I had so far to go. But I focused on the sunshine, the chirping birds, and not how far I had to go, and pretty soon I was in the groove and enjoying the run. The first half went by quickly. There were a lot of flat sections and more road than I was expecting. I brought a USGS map with Kevin's GPS track from last year. The trail was very well marked, but it was nice to have confirmation that I was going the right way when turning on a road or running down the edge of someones yard.

There were more hills in the second half. And they were steep. They didn't feel too bad (except for the super steep one at 25ish miles), but they were slow going. My legs never felt great, but they also never got that bad. I was moving quite slowly from 30-32, but I ate a few snacks and perked back up. Overall, it was a really good day physically and mentally.

Kevin made me a wrap about 4 hours in and it was great. Would do again. I get very hungry every 4 hours or so. Maybe I should eat more often? 45 min instead of 60? 60 works well for AR/rogaining, but I'm moving a lot faster trail running. It would be a struggle to eat more often though...it's hard enough to eat every hour. Perhaps the answer is more substantial food at well timed aid stations. Will continue to experiment. Also, Paydays are awesome.

Possible distances: Reported (35.1 miles - they've added a few new trail sections), Garmin (35.6 miles - always short), Strava using Garmin data (37.6 miles), Suunto (38.0 miles). I'm inclined to believe the Suunto, but I averaged the Garmin/Suunto.

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Shaking out the legs.

Ran in the evening because it was way too cold this morning! Threatened to rain, but we only got sprinkled on a few times. 1 x 800 (3:14) and 1 x 200 (40s).

Steady run on the trail. Chilly and rainy this morning. Yuk. I'm ready for nice weather.

Chilly morning.