Training Log Archive: Grandpa Jameson

woke up a bunch but pretty good post race sleep.

burgers and beers and PPH.

pretty sore today but nothing crazy.

recovery spin down to TP parking lot and back. met maggie and ruby at gordy's for a coffee and plonk. legs were pretty good.

came home, justing came over, and we had some bloody mary's and watched the bolts take it to the bolts!

Event: Noble Canyon 50k
 

easy warm up

a good race at noble.

I was feeling good on the start line and took it out quick. I wanted to see who would come with me. Neil did (last years winner) like I knew he would but he was the only one. i was running low 6 min pace for the first mile on the road. he was right on my shoulder for the first half mile and was breathing hard so I revved it up a notch and he fell back. first mile in 6:06! I was all alone when i hit the noble canyon trail.

my stomach was jacked from the go. i was able to get down gels but it didn't feel like it was getting through my gut. i need to hit the bushes but wanted to hold it until i got to the end of the climb and through the aid station. I saw maggie at mile 12.5, got a new bottle, and rolled through the aid station. I finally stopped and emptied my gut about the 13 mile mark and felt much better.

I got to the next aid station at 17.5 and maggie told me i had an 8+ minute lead at 12 miles and after the mile out and back I didn't even see the next running. I continued to roll but the EFS liquid shot was having a tough time going down... just so sweet and didn't feel like my gut was processing it... but i kept on it. I saw robert hunt at 21 miles and he told me I had at least a 15 minute lead.

with my stomach being jacked the news i was so far ahead kinda crushed my will to keep hammering as hard as i was. Hit the aid station and ~22 miles and slammed some coke and kept rolling. about a mile later, mid stride i threw up everything in my gut. it was pretty awesome. then again about a mile later.

i let my stomach settle a but but EFS was not going down anymore. I took the one powergel i had on my and just got it down at mile 25. I hit the last aid about mile 28 and couldn't even really get down coke. I suffered a lot the last 5 miles but got it done and got the win... by almost 30 minutes.

my body felt great all day but my stomach was off which caused me to suffer a lot in the last 5-8 miles. i finished and was completely worked. thought i was going to throw up and bit and on the verge of cramping everywhere... and i NEVER cramp... ever. After some time laying down in the grass, drinking 40oz of water w/ nuun, and coke I started to feel a bit better.

stoked on the race for sure and definitely a confidence builder for my approach to training right now.

C • Crushed it!! 4

930-6. slept in an extra. makes a huge difference. can feel the massage in my legs...

opened the garage and the streets were wet. so crazy how i don't even look at the weather... just expect it always be dry and warm.

rolled out in light drizzle and it felt awesome. down to del mar and back. super easy and legs felt twitchy... in an awesome way. looking forward to letting it ri tomorrow. rested and ready.

didn't get out of work until after 930 last night and home around 10. sleeping by 1030 and up at 630. good sleep though... finally cooling off a bit.

short, hilly hood lap. feeling really good and loose. easy/steady on the climbs in the first half and then 5 x 20" pick ups on the way home. last run before noble.

truestretch and stretching over ball
band stretching & mobility
myrtl
foam roller

20 minutes was really easy. awesome..... interested to see how all the sauna time plays out on saturday... or if it was a was of time.

C • steam room 1

awesome much needed massage. she my tissue is the best she's felt it in a long time. supple.

kelly drive loop. mellow. legs felt good and just took it really easy.

truestretch

3x
10 x squat, good morning, DL, cleans, thrusters #45
15 x kbs #35
50 x sit ups on ball

foam roller

lax ball and outside magazine... read a disturbing article.

C • outside 11

a bit of trouble falling asleep last night. only a couple more days of the heat

jumped on the scale for the first time in a while this morning. fighting weight.

mellow jog around the hood with maggie. first 3+ in the dark with headlamps and then started to feel really good.

hpf

race week... finally

not changing too much. keeping the same structure to the week just dialing everything back. feeling great....especially after that bolts win yesterday.

truestretch
band stretching & mobility
myrtl

5x
10 x pull ups
20 x bosu sit ups
10 x push ups
20 x roman chair leg raises
10 x air squats - deep/stretch
20 x sit ups on ball

lax ball. easy. hopefully that means all this time in sauna is paying off.