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…
Digits: February 2016
Here’s my numbers for February. I only missed one day of my 4x10s during the month a I was completely thrashed (well, mostly thrashed anyways) from a 25 mile run. Running February 2016 January 2016 February 2015 Miles 123 140 196 Time (minutes) 1,177 1,469 2,061 Pace (min/miles) 9.6 10.5 10.5 Ascent (feet) 11,056 14,512…
Digits: 2/27/16 MAF Test
Below are the results of this morning’s MAF test. If you missed my first post about this, here’s the link. This is a 5 mile run on my local HS track with the goal of keeping my HR at or below 142bpm. Time Pace HR Overall 50.0 10.0 141 Mile 1 Mile 2…
Half Marathon to 100 Mile Training Plan
How? How does someone go from being able to run 13 miles or so to 100? It’s such a huge, monstrous, insane jump that it’s tough to even wrap your mind around. When I got the idea that I wanted to run one, I started surfing the internet looking for 100 mile training plans. I…
Quick Training Update
After the onslaught of old race reports, I thought I’d give a quick update of how my C&O Canal 100 training is going. The Good I’m not injured. My left hamstring is a little on the tight side, but this has been the case as far back as I can remember so no big deal. …
2015 Oil Creek 100 Mile Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my second 100 Miler went. What: Oil Creek 100 Mile Run When: Saturday October 10, 2015 5:00am Where: Titusville, PA Distance: 100.6 miles Time: 26:25:42.70 Place: 24th of 84 finishers (120ish starters) I’m changing up my standard race report and giving it to you in a FAQ…
2015 Labor Pains 12 Hour Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first 12 Hour run went. What: Labor Pains 12 Hour Run When: Sunday September 6, 2015 7:30am Where: Reading, PA Distance (Time): 55 miles (11:21:48) Place: 10th of 228 (1st of 48 in AG excludes Overall Winner and 1st Masters) Top of the World I…
2015 MD HEAT 50K Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my third 50k went. What: MD Heat 50k When: Saturday August 8, 2015 7am Where: Elkridge, MD Time: 6:44:21 Place: 17 of 51 (includes 11 DNFs) Pre-Game The race was held in Patapsco State Park about 8 miles southwest of Baltimore. Runners weren’t allowed to park…
2015 C&O Canal 100 Mile Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first 100 Miler went. What: C&O Canal 100 Mile Endurance Run When: Saturday April 25, 2015 7am Where: Knoxville, MD Time: DNF (Did Not Finish) Distance Covered: 69 miles Epic Fail I had mentally written this race report a couple dozen times leading up…