Training Log Archive: Bash

Event: The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail
 

Dee, Mrs. Gally, Timato and I start racing the 119 km Lavaredo Ultra Trail in Cortina, Italy at 11 p.m. (5 p.m. Toronto time). If I'm able to finish, I expect to come in close to the 30-hr cut-off, Sunday at 5 a.m. local time. The weather forecast has been very warm and now there is a 30-50% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon that could be "very intense". After my scary high mountain lightning experience at Eiger Ultra Trail, my fingers are tightly crossed. I won't take chances.

'Bent, Storm and Browner will start the 47 km Cortina Trail Race tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 8 a.m. local time. The cut-off is 12 hours so they'll all get dinner and a good sleep! Hopefully, they'll miss the lightning.

I'm going to nap before getting ready. I had a real sleep last night but I'd like more. Unfortunately, we're now having a thunderstorm so I probably will lie awake.

UPDATE: 'Bent has posted everyone's bib numbers on his log with some info on tracking. There is a Youtube channel with live video coverage of some kind.
http://ar.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_921/per...

Here's the race website. They link to their Twitter, Facebook, etc. where there may be more info.
http://www.ultratrail.it/en/

I welcome texts from friends during the race. I just glance at them quickly at aid stations, and it's a nice boost in the middle of the night when I'm surrounded by strangers who don't speak much English.

The cut-offs are going to be tight for me, as is always the case in Ultra Trail World Tour races. For some reason, the first cut-off is really tight. I hope I won't be out after 6 hrs.

Lavaredo Ultra Trail, Part 1

Stupid body won't sleep. I'm exhausted and headache-y.

In happier news, Mrs. Tiny crushed the 20K Cortina Skyrace tonight! And it was a treat to meet up with Dee, Mrs. Gally and Aud, who just arrived.

Trek around the summit of Lagazuoi with Storm, Browner, Timato, Mrs. Tiny, Teeny Tiny and 'Bent. Elapsed time longer, plus I forgot to GPS the part after lunch where we took sketchier trails down to see the tunnel built by the Italians in World War I. (Not that I *really* consider any of it training but it's fun to look at our route on a satellite map.) Photos later - one of the most spectacular places I've ever been. 'Bent and I backpacked through here 10 summers ago.

Short run in the flattest terrain I could find around here - mostly a paved rail trail. It was ridiculously hot at 5:30 p.m. I'd rather have heat than thunderstorms for Saturday's race - but I'd rather have rain than heat. According to the latest forecast, it's going to be warm so we'll have to be careful.

Logged @ 50%. Timato, Mrs. Tiny, Teeny Tiny, Browner, Storm, 'Bent and I hiked from the Funavia Faloria (cable car) in Cortina, Italy and stopped for a picnic at our high point. At 4 years old, Teeny Tiny is an awesome hiker! Photos to follow. (They're already on Facebook.)

Finally! A night when my brain would have been willing to sleep longer but it wasn't possible because I had somewhere to be. (Venice.) (Not complaining.)

Mountain biker with GoPro hits bear - yikes.
http://adventure-journal.com/2016/06/mountain-bike...