Training Log Archive: itsmartin

Crystal Mt Sky Marathon

1st in my age group (50-59)
4th Men Masters (40+)
12th Overall

Jodie Adams Moore chicked me. Soundly.

What an INSANE/awesome course. almost 9k of climbing and we went straight up/down ski runs. We started at the main lodge, went right to the top of the gondola, all the way down to Hwy 410 and then right up the ridge back to the top of the gondola. Shit. I have never hiked this much in a marathon ever. We were hiking 300 m past the start.

I went out nice and mellow and when we hit the second big climb at 16 miles I tried to give it some stick and passed about four people while hiking a killer 2.5 mile hill. At the top I was pretty blown and could not run the descent like I wanted but still put a little time on the people behind me.

I fell twice. Once at about 11 miles (the bad fall) and once with about three miles to go (the dumb fall). This guy at the finish asked to see my cut (my shorts were soaked with blood) and I was like, "You really don't want to see this..." but he insisted. When I showed him he blurted out, "FUCK!" and immediately turned away. I'm tired of falling down.

Scott McCoubrey sure knows how to put on a race. The perfect weather we had did not hurt one bit.

core + push-ups + ankle

on the ball leg lifts: 3 x 60
back extensions: 3 x 40
hip raisers: 3 x 20 each leg
fire hydrants: 60 each side
side leg lifts: 80 each side
clam knee lifts: 80 each side
roman chair leg lifts: 50
push-ups: 20/14/10
wobble disk: 3 min each leg

My back is still not 100% but getting better.

core + push-ups + ankle

on the ball leg lifts: 3 x 60
back extensions: 3 x 40
hip raisers: 3 x 20 each leg
fire hydrants: 60 each side
side leg lifts: 80 each side
clam knee lifts: 80 each side
roman chair leg lifts: 50
push-ups: 20/7
wobble disk: 3 min each leg

I seem to have worn a hole in my backside doing my twisters and leg extensions... who knew a gym mat could be so harsh. So I had to ditch those today. Push-ups still hurt my back so I bailed on that too.

commute to work

commute home

SRC XC workout

4 x 2 km loop in Lincoln Park (pretty flat course) with 2 min easy jog between efforts
8:00
8:03
8:00
8:20 (the wheels came off)

I forgot my GPS so all this is a guess.

My back is still not great but it's marginally better.

core + push-ups + ankle

plank: 4 min, 2 min each side
twisters: 50 each side - 15 lb.
leg extensions: 100
back extensions: 3 x 40
hip raisers: 3 x 20 each leg
fire hydrants: 60 each side
side leg lifts: 80 each side
clam knee lifts: 80 each side
roman chair leg lifts: 50
push-ups: 14/14/10
wobble disk: 3 min each leg

Oh man, this was hard to get back to after one full week off. My left side/back kind of still hurts from this weekend and from when I tweaked it a few days before that. I noticed it most during the twisters and push-ups.

commute to work

commute home

Fleet Feet run

Took it pretty easy, my back is still kind of sore.

commute to work

commute to work retreat and then home

Harts Pass to Cutthroat Creek

This is a small variation on Harts Pass to Rainy Pass, when you get to Cutthroat Pass, instead of continuing south on the PCT down to Rainy Pass, you turn left and descend down to Cutthroat Creek.

It was an AWESOME day. Not to hot, not too cold, blue skies, you name it. I ran with Lucca and her friend and we so a ton of hikers! Surprisingly, many of them were doing the PCT through hike! I got some great pictures and video and we all finished in super spirits.

That said my back blew up starting about half way in and from then on it hurt the rest of the day. Especially on every descent. :( I also took four turkey/cheese/avocado wraps with me to avoid eating sweet shit all day and after just one the tortilla was grossing me out. I recall this happening at Cascade Crest... lesson learned. Tortillas seem too dense/heavy for me while running. Or at least the lard-filled ones I buy are.