August 23, 2008
Bear Creek/Enterprise- Distance 20.00 miles
- Time 02:43:15
- Average Speed 7.35 mph
- Average Pace 8:09 min/mile
Back to Back long runs - out past Pleasant Hill. Rolling hills course. First 16 miles just under 8 minute pace. Then it all hit like a ton of bricks. Struggled to finish last four miles. Today's run actually felt like an ultra feels - exhausting.
Nice day out though. Started at 59 degrees, finished at 68. Sunny. Deer and turkeys out in the fields and forests.
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gnarly back to backs, you're the one who should be thinking about runnin' a 50 miler
is there any option other than 4AM for watching the O.Marathon??
This was kind of a test for me. I have been looking at Comrades and wondering what it would take to do it effectively (at 56M). Once you started asking the ultra-list folks about training for a 50M, I started reading more. The one thing that struck me as clever was the three days of 33 miles before doing a 100M.
After this morning I am a believer. This was as close to feeling a 50K as I could get without doing one. Every last step was an effort (and all I could dream about was an ice cold Pepsi waiting for me.)
I think I'm as ready for McKenzie River (in two weeks) as I'll be. This week I will start focusing training on the marathon in October. After it is done I hope to find a bicycle to borrow for a month to let my running parts rest but still get some exercise (I don't think I like biking so I don't want to buy one until I know I can enjoy it.)
Yes, you can wait until NBC shows it "live" eight hours after it happens :-) NBC has reminded again me why I don't enjoy television - it always disappoints me. Too bad about Lagat - I wonder what is up with that guy - I'm sure he's disappointed. Sure hope that R. Hall does well - I love that kid.
i ride my mountain bike maybe 4 days a week to warm up the legs and lubricate the joints, i keep the mileage 8-12 and it seems to help me although i could never be a real cyclist w my skinny legs
i'm trying "kinesio" tape, as used by the women's beach volleyball player, to support my fragile achilles - we'll see if it helps
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