I’m 59 days out from ES100 so I guess it’s time I came up with a training plan. The good news is that Old Dominion proved that I’m in the best 100 mile shape of my life. Granted, I’ve only been doing these for a little over 2 years now (boy, 2015 C&O 100 seems…
2017 Old Dominion 100 Mile Race Report
Similar to my Umstead race report, I’m going to start with a brief overview of the race for the undecideds or merely curious. My (overly) detailed race report that follows will be of interest for those who are planning to run the race and my family/friends. What OD100 Has to Offer Historic. This is the 2nd…
Old Dominion Buckle
Finish time: 23 hours, 45 minutes. Race report will be done later this week.
2017 Old Dominion Preview
The excitement is really starting to build for Saturday. I’ve been getting that nervous anticipation feeling since about 8 days out. I didn’t feel this heading into Umstead and thought it might be gone for good (been there and done that and all). I’m glad it’s back though as a lot of fond memories (i.e. standing in…
Numbers Lie
I just finished my last long run of this training cycle – 31 miles. I had been looking forward to and dreading it at the same time all week long. Up until now, I didn’t even know that was possible. After last week’s blisteringly fast pace, I was wondering how much time I could lop off…
Head Games
I think I’m pre-injured. Recovering from Umstead is starting to feel like I normally do during my tapers. I’m not injured, but my legs just don’t seem to feel right. Yes, I know. They call this recovery for a reason, but I got back to 95% or so within 4 or 5 days (i.e. really…
Old Dominion 100 Mile Training Plan
The timing of my three 100-milers this year (4/1, 6/3, 8/12) doesn’t really give me whole lot of time to train in between each one. Especially, since I’ll need a portion of that time to recover from the prior race. So I’ll need to be a little creative in my running over the next 8…
2017 Umstead 100 Mile Race Report
There are 3 different types of people who are going to read this post. The first are people who are thinking about signing up for this race. The second are those that have signed up and want to know more about it. The third group are those that are interested in how I did personally. …
Project 14Forty: Success!
Total time: 22:07:59 It’s going to take me quite a while to distill my thoughts into a race report so don’t expect it until late this week at the earliest. All I can say now is that it’s rare in life for something to meet your wildest dreams, but this race came extremely close.
2017 Umstead 100 Mile Preview
Third Time’s a Charm This is my third consecutive April 100 miler where I’ve been gunning for a sub-24 hour finish. My first attempt resulted in a DNF and I walked in the last 30 miles of my second try. Both times I was pretty confident that I had it in the bag so I’m obviously…