Training Log Archive: Grandpa Jameson

don't feel too bad from yesterday. i was pretty tired yesterday but not sore. didn't run enough to get sore....

Fi's first night in crib. up a few times.

C • Crib life 1

easy jog on the river with the maggie, fi, and rubes. good times and my legs didn't feel like absolute crap. solid week.

Event: Devil on the Divide 50k
 

up early to head out to race. just gonna cruise it and try not to smash myself.

pizza and beers at a new pizza spot 5 minutes from home. so good.. and great colo and socal beer selection. grapefruit sculpin... so good. maybe my favorite beer right now.

wow.... what a shitshow. super tough day for me. when out to run this race for a long training day and got it... but it totally kicked my ass. totally underestimated how tough the course would be and how tired my legs were.

started just above 10k and the first 6 miles take straight up to 13,200. that part was killer and i felt ok. started mellow. no choice with the altitude and bad legs. the first 14 miles were pretty sick and i got to the 14 mile aid station in 5th without pushing.

i felt ok but not great. just tried to keep eating and drinking. miles 14-23 were just fucking ridiculous. super steep and unrunnable climbs, a lot of off trail miles on over grown grass and rocks. combined with tired legs i barely ran any of it up or down. i would jog for a tenth of a mile and then have to hike/walk. got lost twice. luckily there was a group of guys behind me to show me the way.

finally got to the mile 24 aid station and it was rocky jeep road to the finish. took my 3rd digger 2 miles from the finish. straight into a bed of rocks. sweet. laughed my way to the finish line. i think i was around the top 10... not really sure.

95% of the race was above 10k and that definitely took it's toll. hopefully today's suffering will make "racing" the north face 50 in december...on the beach... a bit easier.

got my long training day.... goal was to run so i could run on sunday.... not smashe myself.

C • Real Colorado trail running! 5

woke up at 330 when Fi woke up to a complete power outage. so dark and quiet. slept until 630.

legs felt like junk waking up... all the TGU's?

quick lunch run from home down to the river and then along the single track next the river. killer trail. felt good.

up early with Fi. she's got a bit of cold so hasn't slept awesome or late the last couple of days... she's still happy and stoked all the time though.

worked 5am-10am and then got out the door. tired legs so kept it flat. chatfield state park out and back. perfect weather.

SESSION 8

Obj: Core Strength/Stamina, Upper Body Strength

(60 min)
Warm up:
60x TGU @ #20 kb

Training:
(1) 6 Rounds
10x TRX Pull ups
10x Push ups
20x Situps

(2) 4 Rounds
30/30 Side Bridge
10x Seated Russian Twists @ #26 kb
50x flutter kicks
25x Glute Leg Lift

much darker and much cooler in the mornings now. love it but kinda hard to get out really early to run. good thing i don't have an office i have to go into!

Session #7

Warm up: 10 min uphill walk on treadmill

3 Rounds
5x Walking Lunge holding dumbbells 2 x #20 kb's
10x Push ups
20x Sit ups
Hip Flexor + Instep Stretch

Training:
(1) 2 Rounds
Full Leg Blaster
30 Seconds Rest

Then immediately ....

(2) 6 Rounds
Mini Leg Blaster
30 Seconds Rest

(3) 4 Rounds
20/20 Standing Founder
20/20 Kneeling Founder
10x Face Down Back Ext
10x Poor Man's Leg Curl

(4) 4 Rounds
20 second rapid calve raise
10 second hold in up position
20 second rapid calve raise
10 second hold in up position
30 second rest

weekly dose of deer creek. ran the red mesa and plymouth mtn loops. kind of tired legs, as expected, but still felt strong on the climbs and quick on the descents.

3 days away from work was great.... back to the grind today. body and mind feeling good.

KC/SV cruise with ruby. really happy with how the legs felt after the peak bagger workout yesterday. much cooler this morning... ruby was stoked!

super fun BBQ at our place yesterday. Good beers, people, and food.

Fi is still sleeping at 730am. been asleep since just before 10 last night and has been sound asleep. So good!!

1 mile warm up.

4 x 400 @ 6:40 pace & 2% incline

walking cooldown to the 20'

Session #6

Training:
(1) 4 Rounds
300x Step ups @ 25#, Moderate Pace
Run 400m, Threshold Pace

gnarly. each round of step us took ~15 minutes. AN HOUR OF STEP UPS!

killer afternoon jog with maggie and ruby. columbine trail. just having fun.