Last weekend I started getting a little excited to train. I haven’t really been that gung ho (anyone else remember that movie from the 1980s?) about this training cycle. I have just kind of been going through the motions. I’ve been getting all my long runs in and have been close to my weekly mileage…
Digits: 3/26/16 MAF Test
Here are the results from yesterday’s MAF test: Time Pace HR Overall 50.2 10.0 142 Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile 3 Mile 4 Mile 5 Pace 10:24 10:05 09:58 09:49 09:49 HR 141 141 142 142 142 I ended up 9 seconds slower than my February MAF test, which I’m chalking up to…
Origin Story: How I Found My Luck
I’m not normally a superstitious person. I’ve stepped on enough cracks in my life to cripple a major country. I’m partially color blind so who knows what kind of cats are crossing my paths. And the only wood I knock on are doors. So when it comes to racing, I don’t always eat the same…
Buckle Up
Ultras are funny things. Most of them are small, low key events without a lot of flash. If you run a marathon or a half marathon, you’ll get a big shiny medal. And each year they seem to get bigger and more elaborate. Ultras don’t typically give out finishers medals. That’s not to say you…
Why Am I Doing This To Myself?
I typically ask myself this question at least once every ultra I run. And I don’t ask this in a joking, “gosh, what have I gotten myself into” way either. When I start questioning my reason for being hours into a run with hours left to go, it’s 100% serious. Sometimes it’s just a fleeting thought that passes through my head,…
2016 Naked Bavarian 40 Mile Race Report
What: Naked Bavarian 40 Miler When: Sunday March 6, 2016 8am Where: Leesport, PA Time: 8:11:57 Place: 55 of 99 Well, Sunday didn’t turn out quite how I had planned it. I thought I could easily cut 15-20 minutes off last year’s time and I only ended up 1 minute 14 seconds faster due to…
Naked Bavarian 40 Mile Preview
It’s off to Blue Marsh Lake in Leesport, PA Sunday for the second annual Naked Bavarian 40 Mile run. I did this race last year and am looking forward to running it again. The race is organized by Uberendurancesports, which puts on some of southeastern PA’s best races. I’ve done a number of their races…
Dude, Where’s My Miles?
Dude While I didn’t mention it in my February Digits post, I was a little amazed in my running mileage total for the month. I’m supposed to be ramping up for a 100 mile race in 9 weeks and I can barely crank out 100 over an entire month? Heck, my total mileage for the…