I took most of the week to stretch, ice and heal up from last weekend's training in Leadville. I developed a slight issue with my right shin as well as the tendon on the front of my right foot along with my arch on the right foot. Went back to Dr Stark and he gave me some good stretches and advice on how to resolve my issues.
Yesterday went to the gym and put in about 1.5 miles on the treadmill and felt really good. Stretched the IT band, calfs, shins, arches and achilles as well as getting in a solid core work out. This am I got in a great massage before picking up Daley at the airport and finishing up a few items at the office then headed up to Leadville. Registered for the marathon in the am bib#428 and going to get some rest. Had a carb loading lunch and will have a light dinner with pasta and hydrate.
The race begins at 8AM and I hope to finish in under 5 hours....which will be tough but think doable. Not having run this course before can't be certain just what I'll be facing. Post race hopping SWA back to Nashville for the holiday weekend with the family.....Which I'm really looking forward to....till then...eat, hydrate, rest and run!
Cheers!!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Night Run in Leadville
The Frisco Kid, Ken, Nancy and I met at 9PM at Power Line to climb 4 miles to the top of Sugar Loaf Mt...It was a very clear evening and chilly. Upon reaching the top of the Mt. we turned off our head lamps and saw a gazillion stars in the sky. Lot's of shooting stars, planets, the milky way, etc. filled the evening sky. We got in a total of 10 miles and made it back to the hotel at 1:15AM....
Overall a great training camp. Legs and feet are pretty beat up. Hit Massage Envy this evening and will get at least 2 more massages before the 26.2 in Leadville on Saturday am. The plan is to race it hard...assuming I'm feeling good. Lot's more to write and talk about....Cheers!
Overall a great training camp. Legs and feet are pretty beat up. Hit Massage Envy this evening and will get at least 2 more massages before the 26.2 in Leadville on Saturday am. The plan is to race it hard...assuming I'm feeling good. Lot's more to write and talk about....Cheers!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Day #2 of Training Camp
We got up and met Tim, Ken and Jasmine at the Golden Burro for breakfast at 6:30AM. After having Eggs Benedict over two english muffins and hash browns, we drove out to the Winfield Station side of Hope Pass. I found a nice walking stick and off we went up to summit Ms Hope....a 2.5 mile hike up the mountain. I began having flashbacks of going back over Hope after the 50 mile turnaround at Winfield Station. My mistake last year was making to Winfield in 11 hours...burned way too much glycogen...which left me spent as I went back up and over Hope. Today it took us about 1:12 to summit Hope and 45 minutes to get back down. There was a lot of snow still on the mountain. See the pics below...
As we made our first climb it was a challenge on "fresh" legs to get up the mountain side. Even though I am feeling pretty well acclimated it was hard. Using two poles this year will be a must, to save the legs. As we approached the summit the wind was gusting at 30-40MPH's and the temperature dropped. So we went from burning up to be very chilled. I snapped a few photos as noted below and then hustled back down the mountain side.
My right foot arch was sore but felt better as the day went on. My quads really felt the burn from the descent and I made a mental note not to bomb the hill like I did last year, using precious glycogen reserves and generating lactic acid that is very tough to recover from.
After making it to the bottom of Hope we decided not to run 3 miles up to Winfield Station and 3 miles back on the hot and dusty roads, but instead we took a 5 minute break, fueled up at the aid station at the base and began a second attempt at reaching the top of Hope. The legs were sore, breathing was more if a challenge but we kept a pretty good pace, about 10 minutes slower than first trip up. As we got about 3/4 of the way up I had to chow down an orange shot block to get my sodium and electrolytes. I skipped taking the endurolytes today as they made me very nauseous yesterday, which I'm told is due to the fact that they contain magnesium and its difficult to digest. So today I gave it the test, no endurolytes and I felt good.
As we approached Hope Pass for the second time Ken Clober was at the top and we snapped a photo of Tim, Ken and I overlooking the snow fields going down Hope and into Twin Lakes. The wind was merciless at the top so we didn't monkey around and began our descent back down the mountain. Tim decided to set the pace which was an all out assault on the mountain. I kept with him for 2/3 of the way and then decided that I should take it easy and avoid an injury. This strategy decided to be a good one. I let Tim go and he took a nasty little fall, but that honey badger don't give a shit, he got up and kept running.
There were several parts of the trail today that were still covered in snow and so we had to traverse two of the snow fields which was pretty sketchy and scary and the other we circumvented by making our own trails straight up the mountain side, which was like doing leg presses...really got the heart beating. By this time my watch crapped out so I couldn't see my HR, which was probably a good thing.
We made it back down the mountain. A total of 5 miles of ascent and 5 mile of descent....that was hard and my legs were talking to me... All of us went down to Vicksburg, about 1 mile down the wash board gravel/dirt road for grilled chicken, chips and a couple of beers. Then headed back to the hotel to shower, ice down and rest up before the night run at 9PM this evening :)
More to follow...so far so good...a little beat up, but that's the point of this weekend...challenge yourself and get your head in the game cuz in less than 60 days it's the REAL DEAL.
Cheers!
As we made our first climb it was a challenge on "fresh" legs to get up the mountain side. Even though I am feeling pretty well acclimated it was hard. Using two poles this year will be a must, to save the legs. As we approached the summit the wind was gusting at 30-40MPH's and the temperature dropped. So we went from burning up to be very chilled. I snapped a few photos as noted below and then hustled back down the mountain side.
My right foot arch was sore but felt better as the day went on. My quads really felt the burn from the descent and I made a mental note not to bomb the hill like I did last year, using precious glycogen reserves and generating lactic acid that is very tough to recover from.
After making it to the bottom of Hope we decided not to run 3 miles up to Winfield Station and 3 miles back on the hot and dusty roads, but instead we took a 5 minute break, fueled up at the aid station at the base and began a second attempt at reaching the top of Hope. The legs were sore, breathing was more if a challenge but we kept a pretty good pace, about 10 minutes slower than first trip up. As we got about 3/4 of the way up I had to chow down an orange shot block to get my sodium and electrolytes. I skipped taking the endurolytes today as they made me very nauseous yesterday, which I'm told is due to the fact that they contain magnesium and its difficult to digest. So today I gave it the test, no endurolytes and I felt good.
As we approached Hope Pass for the second time Ken Clober was at the top and we snapped a photo of Tim, Ken and I overlooking the snow fields going down Hope and into Twin Lakes. The wind was merciless at the top so we didn't monkey around and began our descent back down the mountain. Tim decided to set the pace which was an all out assault on the mountain. I kept with him for 2/3 of the way and then decided that I should take it easy and avoid an injury. This strategy decided to be a good one. I let Tim go and he took a nasty little fall, but that honey badger don't give a shit, he got up and kept running.
There were several parts of the trail today that were still covered in snow and so we had to traverse two of the snow fields which was pretty sketchy and scary and the other we circumvented by making our own trails straight up the mountain side, which was like doing leg presses...really got the heart beating. By this time my watch crapped out so I couldn't see my HR, which was probably a good thing.
We made it back down the mountain. A total of 5 miles of ascent and 5 mile of descent....that was hard and my legs were talking to me... All of us went down to Vicksburg, about 1 mile down the wash board gravel/dirt road for grilled chicken, chips and a couple of beers. Then headed back to the hotel to shower, ice down and rest up before the night run at 9PM this evening :)
More to follow...so far so good...a little beat up, but that's the point of this weekend...challenge yourself and get your head in the game cuz in less than 60 days it's the REAL DEAL.
Cheers!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Training Camp Day #1 Results
The day started early with breakfast and a bus ride to Mayqueen Campground.....My run began at a pretty slow pace today, with Tim taking some video footage. The trails were a bit muddy due to the run off. Feet really didn't get too wet today despite the water. The pic below is early in the day as we were climbing Sugarloaf with great views of Mayqueen and Turquoise Lake.
The day was warm and windy. My HR for the first 10 miles didn't go much above 115BPM. I felt really good, but must say going slow is painful...but too fast creates an unrecoverable glycogen deficit.
Inventory of the day....Feet and ankles....right arch either bruised or strained. Calfs and Achilles......calfs good right achilles lower is a little sore. Hamstrings...no issues. Quads and knees....a little beat up but no apparent injuries. Core...very good. Shoulders and back....sore but not a real bad sore. Face is wind burned, but not sun burned as I wore my visor, sunglasses lip block and sun block.
We grabbed a bag of ice and I iced down both legs up to my knees in a garbage can...ouch...that stings...but worth it!
Decided to skip the organized dinner and went to the local italian joint for some pasta, bread and a couple of glasses of wine. We then went to the saloon to watch USA mens team gets their asses whipped by Mexico 4-2 in the Gold Cup. In bed by 10PM and prepared to meet for breakfast at the Golden Burro for a solid breakfast before my date with Ms Hope.
An overall solid day of training. It was good to run from May Queen to Twin Lakes, through Tree Line and Half Moon. As I passed through Half Moon I gave it the finger. My first time back through that area since I was carted off last year. The climb out to Twin Lakes and the descent reminded just how tough it is on 60 mile legs to take on this sort of climb. My mental game was not prepared for this last year....this year I am getting prepared.
Looking forward to training on Sunday......
Cheers!
The day was warm and windy. My HR for the first 10 miles didn't go much above 115BPM. I felt really good, but must say going slow is painful...but too fast creates an unrecoverable glycogen deficit.
Inventory of the day....Feet and ankles....right arch either bruised or strained. Calfs and Achilles......calfs good right achilles lower is a little sore. Hamstrings...no issues. Quads and knees....a little beat up but no apparent injuries. Core...very good. Shoulders and back....sore but not a real bad sore. Face is wind burned, but not sun burned as I wore my visor, sunglasses lip block and sun block.
We grabbed a bag of ice and I iced down both legs up to my knees in a garbage can...ouch...that stings...but worth it!
Decided to skip the organized dinner and went to the local italian joint for some pasta, bread and a couple of glasses of wine. We then went to the saloon to watch USA mens team gets their asses whipped by Mexico 4-2 in the Gold Cup. In bed by 10PM and prepared to meet for breakfast at the Golden Burro for a solid breakfast before my date with Ms Hope.
An overall solid day of training. It was good to run from May Queen to Twin Lakes, through Tree Line and Half Moon. As I passed through Half Moon I gave it the finger. My first time back through that area since I was carted off last year. The climb out to Twin Lakes and the descent reminded just how tough it is on 60 mile legs to take on this sort of climb. My mental game was not prepared for this last year....this year I am getting prepared.
Looking forward to training on Sunday......
Cheers!
Leadville Training Camp
It's 5:30AM in Leadville....it's daybreak but the sun hasn't hit Mt Massive or Albert yet. Going to hop in the shower and get prepared for the 25 miles in front of us all today. They are expecting north of 150 runners today at the Leadville Training Camp. Got everything organized last night. On the ride up Francisco and I stopped in Frisco and grabbed a nice pasta lunch and last night we sucked down a pizza and took one to go. We'll be devouring that pizza on the run today.
It's a postcard day....when we get to the top of Sugarloaf I'll be taking pics and texting them out. Looking forward to a great day of training. I've got my pulsometer to test my oxygen levels in my blood....my Garmin...so getting a little more scientific this year. More to follow.....
Cheers!
It's a postcard day....when we get to the top of Sugarloaf I'll be taking pics and texting them out. Looking forward to a great day of training. I've got my pulsometer to test my oxygen levels in my blood....my Garmin...so getting a little more scientific this year. More to follow.....
Cheers!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Headed to Pbville for the Weekend
Picking up Francisco at the airport in the am and then headed up to Leadville for weekend of great training. Getting in 25 miles on both saturday and sunday am and hopefully a night run on sunday as well for at least another 10 miles.
Got a fabulous massage this evening....feeling good, well rested. Shoulder still beat up but will take it easy.....thinking about bringing the mountain bike...hmmmmm....what to do???
Anyways, will take lots of pics..
Cheers!
Got a fabulous massage this evening....feeling good, well rested. Shoulder still beat up but will take it easy.....thinking about bringing the mountain bike...hmmmmm....what to do???
Anyways, will take lots of pics..
Cheers!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Great Altitude Training
Yesterday got up early to watch the sunrise in Estes Park.....while getting in an 8 mile run. My last run for the week was very scenic, up the fore roads that led to the top of Prospect Mountain. See pics below for 360 views of Estes Park. The first pic was taken from the front deck. We have no neighbors visible where we are at. To get to the house we had to come up several switch backs....my favorite......reminded me of...oh never mind.....no RV this time.
The main pic for the blog was taken this morning on my 18 mile run..before descending into the "Devils Gulch"...It was a 4 hour run with stoppage time of about 10 minutes....felt pretty sluggish...poor nutrition. No injuries at this point....planning on only very short runs this week leading up to the Leadville Training camp. Last week got in a little over 30 miles, all but 5 on trails and all at at least 5,200 ft of altitude. THe plan is to focus on stretching for flexibility and glut/hip/calf/quad strengthening this week. Will head up to Leadville on Friday.
Starting the week with an 18 mile run and will most likely get in another 15 in total before Leadville will result in the longest training week with about 58 miles in total, with another 25 miles on Sunday morning....so overall a big week...so lots of rest this week and good nutrition.....we're 60 days out from the LT100.
Cheers!
The main pic for the blog was taken this morning on my 18 mile run..before descending into the "Devils Gulch"...It was a 4 hour run with stoppage time of about 10 minutes....felt pretty sluggish...poor nutrition. No injuries at this point....planning on only very short runs this week leading up to the Leadville Training camp. Last week got in a little over 30 miles, all but 5 on trails and all at at least 5,200 ft of altitude. THe plan is to focus on stretching for flexibility and glut/hip/calf/quad strengthening this week. Will head up to Leadville on Friday.
Starting the week with an 18 mile run and will most likely get in another 15 in total before Leadville will result in the longest training week with about 58 miles in total, with another 25 miles on Sunday morning....so overall a big week...so lots of rest this week and good nutrition.....we're 60 days out from the LT100.
Cheers!
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