Training Log Archive: Tone

Found a map online of all the trails located at Ortonville Recreation Area so I decided to have some fun and go find some of the less used legacy trails that exist in that area. Had a lot of fun back there. Very beautiful area with interesting topograph and little undergrowth. Spent a lot of time looking at the map which was very rough and not at all to scale. This run may come in helpful if I decide to do Sleepy Hollow.

Surprised by this nice overlook that I found. About the best you will find for southeastern Michigan.



https://www.strava.com/activities/420351280

Out to Dryden on a mix of dirt roads and rail trail. Wanted to add some mileage in so I did a short out and back in Addison. Legs were heavy in the beginning but got light pretty quick.

https://www.strava.com/activities/417026705

Added 8 Hours of Addison to my October 10th log.

I have a love hate relationship with racing. I find committing to a race really hard to do because I kind of (really) dislike racing. But then once I'm racing I love it. The 8 hours of Addison Oaks was no different. In the week leading up to it I just couldn't commit so it wasn't until Friday night that I finally decided to do it.

I had gone out on the previous Wednesday to do a test run and figure out timing. I can normally do the singletrack at Addison around 28minutes at a decent pace so I figured a good target for the 8 hours was going to be 35 minutes per lap.

As in all races I started out way to hard. The goal was to keep my HR fairly low but I found it sitting around 165bpm for the majority of the first two laps. Once the excitement subsided I found it easy to keep my pace fairly consistent for the first 4 hours. After the halfway point I started to slip into a deep, dark place. Then in lap 10 I got a spike of energy and felt great....only to slip into darkness on lap 12.

I started to work on the lap times in my head and figured I could definitely get in a 14th lap. I was 7 minutes short when I rolled into the finish at 8hrs and 7mins. Had I been under 8 hours I would of been allowed to go out for another lap. I'm actually a bit happy I didn't have to go out again because that would of definitely killed me. :)

The 14 laps were good enough for 1st in 40 to 49 (out of 4). Overall I was 5th out of around 17 solo males. Couldn't be happier with my results when I look at the 4 people that beat me. They all have around 5,000 miles this year while I'm sitting at around 1200 miles.

For 1st place prizes Brent gives out some really nice monogrammed bath robes. Kind of quirky but a really nice gift.

Distance was adjusted due to some inconsistencies.
First 8 laps: https://www.strava.com/activities/415899088
Last 6 laps: https://www.strava.com/activities/415899082

C • 98 miles of singletrack? 2

Out to Addison with Dub. Planning on racing the 8 hour race there on Saturday so I wanted to get my pace dialed in.

Was still sore from my run on Monday. Very weird. Didn't feel it on the bike at all. Saw Darrin from Team Chrysler/Jeep when I was heading up Drahner.

https://www.strava.com/activities/408474883

C • delayed onset muscle soreness 2

Easy hike with the dog while Angela was at dance.

https://www.strava.com/activities/407795127

Still recovering from some sinus issues but I still headed out. Tried to keep HR low which was hard so I had to walk on the uphills. Surprised my pace was even 10 min/miles.

https://www.strava.com/activities/407114802

Event: USARA Nationals