I got in 63 miles last week with 7 k vert. I had 2 long runs. One 12 miles with 2600 ft vert and the other 16 miles with 3700 ft vert.

"If you have never run a UTMB I would say you don't have an educated say in the matter"

 

Ha! if that's the case i dont want an educated say in the matter. i hate crowds, plus i dont have that kind of money anyway. i am educated enough to know that i would be miserable, jet lagged and claustrophobic as hell.

 

40M last week. still fighting a cold that went into my chest. covid tests are negative but i am starting to wonder.

Yeah I'm glad to have a UTMB supporter in here.  I don't know any different.  I have never done one of there races nor do I have any interest.  To be clear, my lack of interest has nothing to do with the drama in the media.  I just don't like races when you need to carry a bunch of gear (for your own safety).  Plus there races are super expensive. 

40-some miles last week.

Krash, nice week. i missed the GC post. my Strava feed is getting full of a lot of posts from clubs and ads and such.

ok here's a QOTD for Strava users: on Strava they have a slider scale where you estimate the effort level of an activity. I never really know what to put here since most of my activities contain a variety of effort levels so I try to estimate an average. like on a tough course with a lot of miles i am not going to go into high effort but moderate effort over a long time...is that equal to high effort?

40-some miles last week.

 

Krash, nice week. i missed the GC post. my Strava feed is getting full of a lot of posts from clubs and ads and such.

 

ok here's a QOTD for Strava users: on Strava they have a slider scale where you estimate the effort level of an activity. I never really know what to put here since most of my activities contain a variety of effort levels so I try to estimate an average. like on a tough course with a lot of miles i am not going to go into high effort but moderate effort over a long time...is that equal to high effort?

I enter the same evaluation in Garmin or Final Surge. Basically I put down the overall effort. If it was an easy run I put that. If it was a run with strides or fartleks I may consider it medium or hard based on the overall feeling and how I feel when I'm done. If the run is long hill repeats with recovery in between if I'm feeling shot by the end I call it very hard etc.

Up early for a 5 mile turkey trot. Haven't ran one for years, maybe a decade. Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrate it!

37:55 for 5 miles or 2nd in my age group, the fast guys must have slept in lol

I had one of my lowest months in a long time. I only ran 165 miles in Oct. I ran 80 miles last week with 5800ft vert.

 

I put in for WS100. I have 4 tickets. I have a chance. I got in last time with only 2.

Want me to show up to the lottery and pretend I'm you so you can get a 5th ticket? I hear they have card games and additional raffles for entries. If you need assistance during the race just let me know and I'll help out.

I'm probably going to sign up for Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miler. It's my first and I'd like to get under 24 hours. I don't really know how to train and I don't know if I have the athletic ability to do it. I DID get the 50 miler done in 11:1 or something like that, and it (applying to the 100) is mostly due to the 50 miler being a qualifier AND expiring this year. I also think I want the 5 year belt, but mostly a sub-24 on a hard 100 mile course. I've no clue what training will be like for January to June and I've no races scheduled as tests/tune ups. I also have ZERO intentions of telling my wife what I'm doing until much later in the year 2024.

Even with 5 tickets my odds don't go up much.

 

You got this bro. You can do it. You have lots of time to get ready. We are here for you for training ideas. When is Tahoe rim? July? I am thinking about doing that one in 2025. Doing a family reunion near the race in Tahoe. I feel 50 mile training is the same as 100 milers. Let's talk.

 

Updated!! I just looked at the Tahoe 100 course. It looks a lot like the Bear 100 I did the end of Sept. With 5,000 ft less vert. You can almost put the 2 races elevation charts on top of each other and they would look the same. You can look at my strava for training ideas. https://www.strava.com/athletes/610560

 

Yeah Tahoe Rim Trail 100 is typically the weekend after July 4th. This will be great because I can go do family July 4th things then race the following weekend.

My 50 mile training was, um... I don't even remember. I ran every street, raced a 50k where I caused myself pain hiking, tried to target some vertical gain and took a day off work to do a 4 hour long run on the course. I work where the race starts so I have lots of access to the course. I might even find some friends locally doing some longer weekend runs.

I'll look over your Strava. I actually follow you (I'm "that time..." guy). Sometimes I remind myself you've done more, and know what works. Also you might have some more athletic ability. I really like seeing you just getting in the bulk of training during the week. It's those big weekends where you can blast out some amazing runs I start to wonder about. It is the 4-6 hour long run in the hills I have always said I can't do to be great at the 100 mile distance.

I also suck at uphills. It's my weakness. I can do downhills pretty well. Typically I feel more comfortable going down them. Uphill hurts my back just because I hunch over. Even the Black Friday hill run I did started to hurt my lower back. I mentioned to my friend "this is why I bring poles. It keeps me upright. Also, hills expose my weakness."

I'd want to do some type of TRX workouts just to make myself feel it helps with overall fitness as well.

If things go well I have this nonsense idea of doing 10 in a row to get the 10 time buckle when I'm 50. If you come to town let me know and if I can help out I will.