Between the excitement of race week and laziness of recovery, I forgot to recap my last week of training! I can’t do every single week but race week. Monday rest Woke up nervous that morning. The fact that the race was “this week” was scary! I got a massage that night and worked out any [...]
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My Race Plan
You didn’t think I was done posting before my big race did you? I still have a few things to say! One of the reasons I love having a blog is I like to document what I spend a lot of thought on and plan for, so that someday I can look back and remember what [...]
American River 50: Week 17
And taper continues… My legs were definitely feeling the {good} effects of taper this week and started to have some life back in them! Looking at my average paces over the week, you could tell my legs were feeling better compared to peak training. Once this week was over I had to check where it [...]
Taper Observations
Today is one week until AR50! I have been surprisingly calm the last week or two. Usually during this time in taper I am not the most pleasant person to be around. I am cranky, irritable and pretty much crazy. I remember tapering for one marathon in particular where I would cry over the silliest [...]
Ultra-Training FAQ, Part 2
More frequently asked questions from ultra-training! Miss part one? Check it out! Again, these are my experiences and opinions on ultra-training, what works for me does not work for everyone! Make sure you find what works for you – that is the most important part to any training plan. General Training How did you build [...]
American River 50: Week 16
The first official week of taper is done! My legs started the week off feeling terrible. They were beaten up and tired, but as the week went on they started feeling better. I finished off the week feeling better than I have in a long time, so I know another 2 weeks is going to [...]
My Run Self
Some runs I don’t think about anything at all, but some runs I think a lot. Today’s long run was one of those thinking days. I have sat here trying to put all those thoughts into words that make some sort of sense, but I am not quite sure that is possible. I guess at [...]
Ultra-Training FAQ, Part 1
Over the course of this 50 miler training, I have been getting numerous questions on anything and everything trail running and ultra training. I figured taper would be a good time to use some of my newly found free time to respond to all the great questions I have been getting! I tried to break [...]
American River 50: Week 15
I had big mileage plans for this week that didn’t quite pan out, but I finished the week tired and ready for taper. There is nothing worse than hitting taper time with a bunch of energy and not wanting to cut back the mileage right? I created a list of “wins” for my last big [...]
The Breaking Point
I decided to train for and run AR50 because I wanted a new challenge. I wanted to set new goals, push new limits and see what I had in me. Of course when I made my training plan, I didn’t just set out to do the bare minimum. I created a challenging, aggressive plan that [...]
