Training Log Archive: wildwoodsflower

Event: Mt. Cheaha 50k
 

Mt. Cheaha 50k. I vastly underestimated this race. the trails were the most technical trails I have ever run on. There was even a section of 7 miles where it was nearly impossible to run because it was all loose rock covered in a layer of fallen leaves. I fell 3 times and tripped and caught myself before hitting the ground numerous times, but I think Ben got the bloodiest finisher award, he took a header into some briars. It was rolling hills with a lot of climbing. The last two and a half miles climbs 1200 ft straight up the side of Mt Cheaha, the highest point in AL.

Since it was my birthday I decided not to push it and just take it easy and enjoy myself, which I did mostly. It was by far the hardest race I've ever done (besides VT100).

A combination of yoga and foam rolling. I found a way to roll out my hamstrings and I think I found 15 degrees of flexibility I didn't have before. After yoga class last night I'm convinced that all my injuries, back and hip pain come from my extremely tight hamstrings.

Yoga class: we worked on strength and transitional poses, essentially holding lunges and plank for a long time. It seems that my yoga instructor always likes to throw in a strength class the week of a race when I really want some nice easy stretching. Oh well, when we were doing cobra pose, my back, which has been a spaz for the last week, suddenly stopped hurting. I couldn't be happier with that. I'm hoping it stays that way until the race on saturday.

Yin yoga home practice from this months yoga journal. Something nice and easy to relax and release my perpetually tight areas.

A very nonstellar run. My body knows it's taper time.