Training

Yesterday was 3 weeks out from my next race, Burning River 100.  This is typically my peak week of training, however I haven’t been following much of a training plan since my Bighorn fiasco.  There is only 6 weeks between the two races, which right now is just a bit too long to just do…

Rain, rain, and more rain. I headed over to Cheslen Preserve to get in 25 miles this morning.  The forecast was for rain all morning long and the weatherman sure nailed it.  It never got to a full downpour, but it rained consistently the entire time I was out.  The temperature was right around 50…

So I’ve got a little niggle somewhere around my left knee.  I say somewhere because it’s not a consistent thing.  It showed up two weeks ago after a spectacular 25 mile long run.  I ended up doing too much (i.e. lunges) the day after and my knee just felt weak.  The tendon/ligament/muscle/whatever just inside the…

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here’s sixteen thousand word and change on this morning’s run over at Cheslen Preserve.

The next three weeks represents my peak training block heading into my next 100 miler at the NJ Ultra. This represents a modest increase in mileage from the prior block heading into Naked Bavarian where I had 2 weeks in the low-50s.  The only difference from a mileage standpoint is that I’m adding in an…

My winter training cycle leading up to my first 100-miler of the year is broken into three phases.  Phase 1 ended a couple weeks back with Phunt 50K.  My mileage in the four weeks heading up to it was 31, 37, 46, and 31 miles with 53 miles the week of the race including the…

Life’s a rollercoaster.  Just when things are looking up, well, down you plunge into the next ravine.  I was feeling pretty good about my fitness after last weekend’s long run.  It wasn’t a lights out performance by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a solid effort and a step up from my first…