. . . and then there were only five days left. It’s been eight long months since my last 100 miler and I’ve been chomping at the bit to get back at it the entire time. When you wait for something for so long it’s almost surreal when the moment finally arrives. Eight months slowly…
NJ Ultra Training Update: a niggle, a 10+10 workout, and now a taper
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…
Caught a 10K
No, didn’t hit my big 10K target (finishing a hundred 100s), however I did reach a little one this morning – namely 10,000 miles running. Or more specifically, 10k miles in my training log which dates to August 2012. I ran track for a couple years back in high school and “trained” for several 5ks/mud…
Cheslen Long Run (in pictures)
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.
NJ Ultra 100 Mile – Peak Training Schedule
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…
2018 Naked Bavarian 40 Mile Race Report
The best laid plans of mice and ultrarunners . . . I’ve been struggling with the motivation to write this race report. Part of it has to do with my performance (not my best). Part of it is that I’ve already written two reports on this race so don’t have a lot of original things…
2018 Naked Bavarian 40 Miler Preview
It’s a little hard for me to believe, but this will be my fourth time running this event. My last two race reports can be found here (for some reason I never wrote one for 2015) and I included a decent course description in last year’s race preview post. There are quite a few reasons…
2/24/18 MAF Test
I’m baaaaaaack. It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned my MAF tests (almost 10 months now). This isn’t because I haven’t been doing them. I’m still heading over to the local high school track every month or so to run five miles at a consistent heart rate (142 bpm). No, I haven’t been documenting them…
We’re All Qualified To Be Here
I stumbled upon this video about running 100 miles and thought it did a great job of capturing the physical and emotional toll of running the distance. It’s about two guys who have been doing ultras for a couple years and decide to step up to the 100 mile distance. The first third is about…
20.00 Miles on Day 2,000
I love my round numbers and today ended up being doubly round. Over five years ago, I started a streak of running at least one mile every day. At the beginning, my goal was to make it a month. I had read of people who had kept their streaks up for 20-30 years, however I…