Run a mile, roll left
ankle.
Run a mile, trip on a
root.
Run a mile, roll left
ankle.
Run a mile, trip on a
root.
Run a mile, roll left
ankle.
Repeat 10 times.
The good: a perfect
training assessment of where things stand after Umstead 100, and a nice opportunity to catch up with my
friend Eric who was kind enough to
treat his own training run as part of my comical array of trips and turns for
the full 50 miles (he too had a few ankle turns and encounters with roots, but
not nearly as much as I did). The goal
was to NOT go any faster than 10 hours, and we were pretty dead on at
10:01:14.
The bad: several fairly painful ankle rolls, one of
which was bad enough (at mile 8 or so) to bother me for the remainder of the
race once things set in. Yet, today it
is not tremendously swollen or discolored at all, and simply sore to walk on.
The awesome: Dan
Rose and his wife Lizzy’s amazing family put us all up at their house just
15 minutes from the race. We also got to
meet their new addition to the family, 3 month old Sammy who was far better
behaved than my own 9 and 11 year olds!
Tammy Massie provided a much needed beverage at mile 45 as part of the
aid station she was running, and the folks that put this race on, the Virginia
Happy Trails Running Club were simply fantastic.
What We
Used To (Ankle) Roll
Shorts: Race ready Men’s LD Sixer
Shorts
Shoes: 1 pair Saucony Peregrine
Socks: 1 pair Drymax Lite Trail Running
Socks
Fuel
/
Hydration: 10 Hammer Gels
2-3 hand held bottles of
Mountain Dew
1/2 of a tasty Pop-Tart
3/4 can of Pabst Blue
Ribbon
This racecourse was far
more rock and root filled than I had expected, and eerily reminded me of
several scenes right out of The Blair Witch Project (which I was told was
filmed there in part). Pictures…..
Total Miles This Week – 71.50
Total Miles Prior week – 37.20
Total Miles April – 108.70
Total Miles This Year – 1,038.70
30-Day Rolling Total – 355.60
Monday, April 9, 2012
5:09 AM – 6.20 miles in
57:51 (9:19 pace)
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
5:18 AM – 6.00 miles in
49:24 (8:13 pace). 5 x 1k (4:34.1,
4:33.8, 4:33.9, 4:39.1, 4:43.1) and 7 x 100 meters (27.4, 26.9, 26.1, 26.1,
24.7, 27.2, 26.2).
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
5:04 AM – 7.30 miles in
1:08:28 (9:22 pace)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
4:28 PM – 2.00 miles in
20:28 (10:14 pace) with my 9-year-old daughter.
Friday, April 13, 2012
OFF
Saturday, April 14, 2012
6:30 AM – 50 miles in
10:01:14 (12:01 pace) at Bull Run Run 50 Mile. One twisted up ankle,
plenty of trip-ups on roots, and great company from friend Eric.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
OFF
Awesome job, T! Way to make a 50 after a 100 look easy. You're a machine...and after seeing you drink a PBR at mile 45, now I know your secret oil that fuels your machine! Can't wait to see you knock Badwater out of the park in July, you're clearly in great shape!
ReplyDeleteWow. Simply Wow. Doubt I will ever beholding back to make a 50 in 10 hours but reading about your adventures adds a little desire to keep pushing my own limits. Congrats on another amazing accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteNever say never Shelly! Thanks very much and keep pushing.
DeleteGood times out there Tony! Had a lot of laughs, mostly at your expense unfortunately. Never saw anyone trip, roll and kick rocks more in a single day. Peace E
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