Managed 40km/1100m elevation in the pouring rain and unexpectedly cold temperatures before DNFing. Absolutely nailed nutrition, hydration, plan, pace, & HR but I couldn't stay warm. Sucks but I'm not built for the cold, I was expecting warmth/heat today. I am rolling into a training block for a 50k in August and wondering if I could fit in a solo attempt at the 80km in the fall. It would be a shame to waste all this readiness.
The DNF is rotting my socks! I am going to call that 40km a last long run before tapering and I will have another kick at the 80km in three weeks!
A very EXCLUSIVE race. One runner! One aid station at the halfway point (Yay fam jam crew!). An out and back along a local trail. The inaugural @ThunderHoneySnow Ultra!
Free registration. Start time before sunrise. GPS watch timing. Race photography by selfies.
I just found out my race is only 4,600m EG. I know that's still a lot but it's way better than the 5,500m I thought it was.
Suddenly the opportunity to become over confident has arrived and I don't want to waste it.
Next Tuesday is my double run day and I'm thinking Mica and Antoine Peak repeats. I will withhold my overconfidence until after that. #UltraRunning#Running
Hello #ultrarunning friends! How would you prepare for a 50-mile race that starts at midnight?
I seldom go to bed before 23:00, so trying to get extra sleep the day of the race is probably going to fail, but I'm open to hearing your personal strategies!
50k attempt tomorrow on the Backbone, and it’s scheduled to rain but only .4”, so fingers crossed!
I’ve got snacks prepped and socks darned. Just need to scrape out the dried mud from my shoes from last time. #ultrarunning#running#trails
After 12.5 hours on her sore and blistered feet, Wonder Woman elected to take the finisher’s medal for the 50-mile distance and call it a day. Many thanks to all who offered support through the race. #ultrarunning
That’s about 75 miles worth of food and water. Wonder Woman (Mrs. Amerpie)is ahead of schedule after the first 12-mile loop and back out on the course. #ultrarunning
That’s about 75 miles worth of food and water. Wonder Woman (Mrs. Amerpie)is ahead of schedule after the first 12-mile loop and back out on the course. #ultrarunning
Olen seurannut tätä projektia alusta asti ja pitäähän tätä nyt suositella muillekin.
Brittiläinen ultrajuoksija Russel Cook eli Hardest Geezer aloitti Afrikan halki juoksemisen noin 10 kuukautta sitten. Lukuun ottamatta muutamia yksittäisiä sairastumisista ja vammoista johtuneita päiviä, hän on juossut käytännössä vähintään maratonin joka ikinen päivä. Usein päivämatkat ovat 50-60 kilometriä.
Hän aloitti Etelä-Afrikasta ja on tällä hetkellä Algeriassa ylittämässä Saharan aavikkoa. Urakka alkaa olla loppusuoralla, sillä Russin on tarkoitus olla määränpäässä Tunisiassa 7.4.2024. Pysyäkseen määräajassa, hänen on juostava projektin viimeiset päivät 75 kilometriä päivässä.
Kun hän saa projektin päätökseen, Russista tulee ensimmäinen ihminen, joka on juossut Afrikan mantereen halki. Yhteensä noin 14 500 km.
@saaste Oispa aikaa ja energiaa juosta koko ajan. Pitkien matkojen lenkeissä ehdottomasti suurin haasteeni on ravinto. Kun en osaa arkenakaan syödä oikein, on liikunnan lisääminen lisähaaste yhtälöön. 25km pisin matka, jonka olen yhtäjaksoisesti juossut pienillä eväillä. Kerran kuussa menee puolimaratoni, joskus vielä juoksen sen täysmaratonin.
@rolle Sinulla on päivityksistä päätellen tosi hyvät pohjat. Jos puolimara menee kerran kuussa, paahdat varmasti täysmaratonin ihan helposti. En usko, että tarttet siihen tuon pidempiä treenejä. Hyvä tietysti jos pääsee testaamaan jonkun 30 km vedon, mutta ei se välttämätöntä ole. Ilmoittautumista vaan sisään tulevan kesän maratoneille! ☺️ 💪
Syöminen ja energia on itsellenikin suurin haaste, tosin eri syistä. Vatsa- ja suolisto-ongelmat aiheuttavat sen, ettei mitkään tyypilliset energiageelit ja -patukat sovi minulle ja arjessakin joudun tosi tarkasti askartelemaan ruoan kanssa. Käytännössä kaikki yritykseksi jääneet pitkät juoksut ovat katkenneet siihen, että vatsa on mennyt niin kipeäksi.
Maratonit olen usein juossut ihan vaan vedellä ja tapahtumapaikalla saatavilla sipseillä, kunhan vaan syö riittävästi edellisenä iltana ja hyvissä ajoin aamulla ennen juoksua. Energiageelit kyllä auttaa jos vatsa niitä vaan kestää, niin ei tartte rasvojen varassa olla ☺️
With all the BM100 excitement going on, I almost forgot:
last Sunday marked my 5years anniversary as an ultrarunner. I ran my first 50km on 2019-03-17: North C Trail. 🥳🏃
Since then, I haven't stopped running. I've run 31 +50km runs, both in races and self-organized adventures. I read books and articles, engaged in online and live discussions and exchanged information about ultrarunning.
Some might say I got addicted.
I intend to continue on this path!
11 weeks until #Endure24 and it's time for another fitness test (aka 44 minutes of pure evil!) to kick off the final phase ... Did better than I was expecting given I've had several weeks off so I could cope with all the travel without my body crashing and burning!
Now to get my head down and focus on pushing out the long runs so I'll be able to finish the planned 50 miles in 24 hours in June!
@Johan_Barelds ahh thanks! Yes it's been quite a journey to get to this point and I'm grateful every day to the folks who've supported me along the way!
I have about 9 hours of footage to go through and edit but I found a section of the raw footage that is not horrible.
The cliff edges look a lot scarier than they do in person but I might have just been focusiong on the beauty out there at the time.
Hell's Canyon by the numbers. My goal was to be out for at least 10 hours and be able to maintain energy throughout. This was a huge success and I'm so happy with it. #HellsCanyon#UltraRunning#TrailRunning#Running
Hells canyon in the books. I got to run a bit with the group and run the second half and my race. I was able to stay out for almost 10 hours jumping into zone 2 with an aerobic push every now and then.. I needed a little convincing at the end from my new friend but the leg check for the last few km went great. I had power and dexterity in my feet to zoom down and up the rocks and finish strong.
10/10 would recommend. #HellsCanyon#UltraRunning#TrailRunning#Running
I love Beau Miles’s videos and his latest series on YouTube reflecting on the Western colonisation of Australia through an #ultrarunning journey is a delightful masterclass in storytelling from a funny and very likeable #ultrarunner. Also, if anyone knows what the music is in part 3 of the series between 4:15 and 5:15 please let me know. I like it👍🏼 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wc52QgnNhY&pp=ygUKYmVhdSBtaWxlcw%3D%3D
@wplate@mathias No, that was me. Besides, you’ll be in Alberta, around 3,500 km from good poutine. Years ago, we travelled from here (Ottawa) to Gaspé on the east coast of Quebec, and I decided it would be wise to have poutine at every stop (I was considerably larger than I am now). Quality really started to drop off east of Montreal, so we're in what I call “the poutine sweet-spot”. 🤣
As part of an ultra plan I see 2 major tune up races: a 50K and a 50M.
Would you think that the physical adaptations are “much better” for the 50M than the 50K?
(Or, are they primarily non -physical; hydration, nutrition, mental, …)
Background: For the 50M tune up race - I have a 50K option only to choose from here in DK around the weeks of interest. So I was considering that … or … instead DYI 50M (not the same “fun” perhaps)
That session was spicy! 3 x 10 min tempo pace while the snow came down and the black metal was on point. 6:10-6:12 for each interval and not wearing super shoes. Proud of that one.
Pup joined me on the mat until I pressed play and then she hopped into her chair at the end of my mat to snooze.
Yoga practice 1065. I went from an intermittent yoga practice to an everyday yoga practice doing a Yoga With Adriene 30 day yoga journey. I did the 30 days and kept on going. This year's theme is flow! It's a free yoga series that you can find on YT.
Enjoyed today's practice, felt really good after the intervals on today's run. Trying to be really present in my runs and on the mat. Twenty weeks out from Sulphur Springs 80km. Focus and flow time!
Switched to HR Zone 2 training about 20 months ago. I run farther but slower. Watch is always suggesting runs by pace and I guffaw at the paces! Watch is also always complaining about low anaerobic. I let the watch have its way today and did intervals by pace.
Woot! So much fun! My legs LOVED it! It felt great and way easier to execute than intervals by HR zone! I will let the watch have intervals from now on!
Your race report was a fascinating read. I particularly enjoyed reading about your decisions and coping strategies. The mental discipline required is incredible.
