Training Log Archive: RLShadowIn the 7 days ending Nov 9, 2008:
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Sunday Nov 9, 2008 #
Walking 56:00 [1] 2.9 mi (19:19 / mi)
shoes: Nike Pegasus
Dog walk, on Hojack Trail, from Klem Rd to about a quarter mile past Drumm Rd and back. Working on recovering from 50K yesterday. Legs felt better this afternoon than they did this morning, at least.
Saturday Nov 8, 2008 #
Running race 6:33:32 [5] 31.47 mi (12:30 / mi) +5495ft 10:44 / mi
weight:170lbs shoes: Asics Gel Kahana May 08
Mendon 50K trail run. Distance reported in log is slightly higher than 50K, and is from the Forerunner. I am pretty sure that someone wheeled the course a number of years ago, and found it to be slightly longer than 10K, so I think this slight overage makes sense.
This was the toughest race I can ever remember doing. It doesn't help that I was under-trained for it -- within the last 6 weeks or so, my two longest runs have been around 16 miles each, and those were on flat terrain. Not real good preparation for a 31 mile, extremely hilly, race.
I knew I was undertrained so I tried to start out at what seemed to be a very conservative pace -- around 1:13 to 1:15 for the first 3 loops. Then my pace dropped dramatically -- the 4th and 5th loops were both around 1:25. It was really all I could do to finish. I was walking every uphill for the last 2 loops, even some fairly short ones.
Anne came along as my pacer for the last 2 loops and I don't think I would have persevered without a pacer along.
The climb, calculated from the Mendon O map contour lines, is 1100 feet per 10K loop, or 5500 feet for the 50K course.
I would say the lesson learned is to not take hilly trail ultras lightly. It sounds so obvious now, but for some reason, it wasn't obvious when I made the decision to attempt it!
This was the toughest race I can ever remember doing. It doesn't help that I was under-trained for it -- within the last 6 weeks or so, my two longest runs have been around 16 miles each, and those were on flat terrain. Not real good preparation for a 31 mile, extremely hilly, race.
I knew I was undertrained so I tried to start out at what seemed to be a very conservative pace -- around 1:13 to 1:15 for the first 3 loops. Then my pace dropped dramatically -- the 4th and 5th loops were both around 1:25. It was really all I could do to finish. I was walking every uphill for the last 2 loops, even some fairly short ones.
Anne came along as my pacer for the last 2 loops and I don't think I would have persevered without a pacer along.
The climb, calculated from the Mendon O map contour lines, is 1100 feet per 10K loop, or 5500 feet for the 50K course.
I would say the lesson learned is to not take hilly trail ultras lightly. It sounds so obvious now, but for some reason, it wasn't obvious when I made the decision to attempt it!
Friday Nov 7, 2008 #
Walking (Dog walking) 51:00 [0] 2.5 mi (20:24 / mi)
shoes: Asics Gel Kahana May 08
Walking our two dogs, plus the neighbor's dog that we're dogsitting for, over to Finn Park and back, with Cheryl. Fortunately, no hunters were observed in the park (bow hunting is allowed in Finn Park, and a couple of other places in Webster, before 10 am and after 3 pm, M-F; we got there right at 3 pm).
Wednesday Nov 5, 2008 #
Running 54:00 [1] 5.75 mi (9:23 / mi)
shoes: Asics Gel Kahana May 08
Easy run on the Genesee River Trail, from Charlotte to Lake Ave and back.
Monday Nov 3, 2008 #
Running 1:17:12 [1] 8.4 mi (9:11 / mi)
weight:171lbs shoes: Nike Pegasus
Late afternoon run, from home to the Rt. 104 bike path at Maple; out to North Ponds Park, did the loop around the ponds, then back.