Training Log Archive: hughmac4

Wiss 4-Corners run. Slower and longer than expected, and (apparently) I threw in some extra miles and vert. Tested out the 'course' tracking on my watch, and it mostly helped, but a couple of times confused me pretty good. I need to train with it more, so I get more efficient at the 'what to do'.

"The Guy in The Tent" is still there above Valley Green. It's quite the setup. When I went by, he was standing there stoically gazing into the distance (across the valley?), hands idly draped on a hiking pole. No dog was evident. He should get booted out of there. I agree with @Sandy, it's weird: he's right on the trail!

Wow, cool day @ 43F after yesterday's upper 80s. I was underdressed, but am pretty sure I'd prefer the chill to yesterday's roast, 'specially here in spring. Although the meadows were pretty brutally windy, and really stripping away the calories. Should have just put my windbreaker back on. Hah!

New shoes were pretty good ... this is about their limit, though, as they're thin, even though they have a rock plate. We'll see! They are extremely well-fitting on my feet.

Hips, quads, and knees achy after about 14 ... I think I must have gone into this a bit dehydrated.

Hmm, don't know how my climb got from ~3465' > 4045'. Weird. Setting back manually to 3465', which is what my watch, Connect, and Strava all say. Although 4045' seems more like the brutal nature of so much of this route.

86 behind

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Up the AT from DWG for a bit to check it out with a good friend Eric. Some sweet, rocky trail! Need more of that!

Bleh, don't eat a giant bowl of mushroom ravioli in alfredo sauce (and drink a beer) before your evening run. Oh my.

Getting excited for Ironmaster's Challenge two weeks from Sunday ... it kind of snuck up on me. Happily, coach was already throwing some vert at me, and I didn't really notice.

(5343' x 5 / 5280 ) + 31.5 = 36.56mi subjective (3.21%)

It's a figure 8: first loop of 15.9mi has 3140' climb (3.74%), second loop of 15.6 has 2203' climb (2.67%)

So there you go ... slow and steady on loop 1, crank it up one notch (20-30s/mi) on loop 2. These are the things that I get obsessed about.

I also ordered some new shoes which I might wear if the weather is more nasty than awesome. Filling a good niche for me. Incredibly, New Balance must have read my mind (and the minds and lips of others, I think): they've created the Summit Unknown trail racing shoe based on their RC1400 road racing flat, which has been my go to trainer for a while now. HUZZAH! And they come in 2E width! And they're in flame orange, like my RC1400s, too:

NB Summit Unknown: undeniably sexy

Dreadmill: 2mi WU, 5 x 3min 12% @ 12min/mi, CD to 7mi

Kinda sucky compared to the nice day outside, but just over 2 weeks till Ironmasters, so ...

Cemetery for a 5 laps and 6 x 30s/90s strides. Beautiful spring day! It’s been too long