11:58, 4150 feet of climb, much more hiking than running.
After feeling mediocre at best early in the week, for some reason light on sleep, I did much more hiking than running, but we did manage a four mile walk on thanksgiving before the big feast. But after that first piece of pie it was surfing for the rest of the day on big waves of sugar. Friday I was ready to burn some of it off, but I was sluggish for the first hour of my 3 hour run-hike. It became progressively more intense and I was feeling very good at the end.
Haha! Seems I'm out of space for pictures here, so I'll have to consider my options. Bummer.
11/25/2012
11/18/2012
Outdoor Weeks Through 11/18/12
Week ending 11/18/12: 14:27, 5300' climb, more hiking than running
With the shorter days and colder temps time on the trails will be more limited, but I was able to get out more than I expected this week and it's been fun out there. Had to use the headlamp a few times, and plan to keep it in my pack from now on.
Week ending 11/11/12: 13:29, 6230' climb, more hiking than running
Got back to a slightly more normal schedule and continued clearing what I could from outer trails as I got to them, and did more running, but November and December will be light and easy so probably much more hiking than normal and running only when I feel inspired.
Week ending 11/4/12: 12:56, 4280' climb, mostly hiking
Power out for 3 days after Sandy struck, but didn't have it bad -- last year hurricane Irene flooded my stuff. Street walking only the two days of the storm, before the wind got too bad on Monday, and after things died down enough on Tuesday. Power lines down all over the neighborhood and dangerous to walk too far. Started back out on trails again Wednesday and started clearing trails of small blow-down and anything I could lift, but downed trees everywhere and major trail blockages in many places. (I will post pix of some of the downed trees I saw later). The trails were pretty empty as people dealt with no power, gas lines, and the like, but there were some people out hiking.
Week ending 10/28/12: 8:43, 3750' climb, mostly hiking
Recovery week after 50k race, took a few days off, then eased back into things. Then after I got back home, did some preparation for Hurricane Sandy.
With the shorter days and colder temps time on the trails will be more limited, but I was able to get out more than I expected this week and it's been fun out there. Had to use the headlamp a few times, and plan to keep it in my pack from now on.
Week ending 11/11/12: 13:29, 6230' climb, more hiking than running
Got back to a slightly more normal schedule and continued clearing what I could from outer trails as I got to them, and did more running, but November and December will be light and easy so probably much more hiking than normal and running only when I feel inspired.
Week ending 11/4/12: 12:56, 4280' climb, mostly hiking
Power out for 3 days after Sandy struck, but didn't have it bad -- last year hurricane Irene flooded my stuff. Street walking only the two days of the storm, before the wind got too bad on Monday, and after things died down enough on Tuesday. Power lines down all over the neighborhood and dangerous to walk too far. Started back out on trails again Wednesday and started clearing trails of small blow-down and anything I could lift, but downed trees everywhere and major trail blockages in many places. (I will post pix of some of the downed trees I saw later). The trails were pretty empty as people dealt with no power, gas lines, and the like, but there were some people out hiking.
Week ending 10/28/12: 8:43, 3750' climb, mostly hiking
Recovery week after 50k race, took a few days off, then eased back into things. Then after I got back home, did some preparation for Hurricane Sandy.
Bradbury Mountain 50 km Race Report
My whole approach to running has changed in the last year. As I wrote about on my blog, I started doing almost every outing as a mixture of trail running and easy hiking. Normal trail running involves hiking, but because the mindset is to move at a steady effort akin to a run, a trail run for most probably doesn't involve easy hiking or hiking for extended periods; at least that's how it was for me when I saw myself as a trail runner. No, the run-hike is a different sport, and I've fallen in love with hiking all over again. I will never look at hiking or trail running the same again, but I will still do some races for fun.
Bradbury was good, if another race in rain/pea soup fog can be good! Two laps, interesting course and terrain, with a mix of surfaces. First lap was smooth and fun; second lap grew into a struggle, but I didn't hit the wall as hard as some, though I did fade. 6:46 3300' on GPS, so not a lot of climb, but it was probably 3500'. Given that I did no long runs after Escarpment in July, mostly just my 2 hour-ish run-hikes, I'm happy with the result. After, I just chilled out in Maine for a few days.
I normally ignore heart rate but sometimes record my route on GPS to look at later. This time I kind of watched my heart rate and tried to keep it in the 150s. That helped me pace, and I ended up about 155, a bit conservative for the distance, because if really well trained I should be able to manage about 160 for a 50k.
The race was well organized plenty of food, gym to duck out of the rain and eat good hot food. Hose with hot water to rinse off the mud. I'd do it again probably, but I'd try to do more long runs to prepare. I don't look at my outings as training anymore; special preparation for events sometimes maybe, but my goal is to go out and enjoy the wilderness.
Bradbury was good, if another race in rain/pea soup fog can be good! Two laps, interesting course and terrain, with a mix of surfaces. First lap was smooth and fun; second lap grew into a struggle, but I didn't hit the wall as hard as some, though I did fade. 6:46 3300' on GPS, so not a lot of climb, but it was probably 3500'. Given that I did no long runs after Escarpment in July, mostly just my 2 hour-ish run-hikes, I'm happy with the result. After, I just chilled out in Maine for a few days.
I normally ignore heart rate but sometimes record my route on GPS to look at later. This time I kind of watched my heart rate and tried to keep it in the 150s. That helped me pace, and I ended up about 155, a bit conservative for the distance, because if really well trained I should be able to manage about 160 for a 50k.
The race was well organized plenty of food, gym to duck out of the rain and eat good hot food. Hose with hot water to rinse off the mud. I'd do it again probably, but I'd try to do more long runs to prepare. I don't look at my outings as training anymore; special preparation for events sometimes maybe, but my goal is to go out and enjoy the wilderness.
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