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Location:

Eatonville,WA,USA

Member Since:

Nov 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Short-Term Running Goals:

Regain consistency.

Build up slowly and come out strong.

Regain "speed" (relative)

Finish WR50 again.

Improve at Cascade Crest.

2013 Races:

Capital Peak Mega Fat Ass 17M (1/19) - 2:48:48
Yakima Skyline Rim 50K (4/21) - 7:16:20
Grey Rock 50K (5/13)
White River 50M (7/27)
Cascade Crest 100M (8/24-25)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find my true running potential, then exceed it.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Hoka Stinson B Lifetime Miles:						982.34
Hoka Stinson Evo Lifetime Miles:						452.95
Altra Provision Lifetime Miles:						139.73
Altra Torin Lifetime Miles:						380.08
Hoka Bondi 2 Lifetime Miles:						706.15
Hoka Mafate 3 Lifetime Miles:						81.12

Sat, Dec 22, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
19.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	19.00

19 miles Long Run in 2:35:41 (8:11/mi, avg HR 152).

When I woke up to the wind howling, I knew I was in for a tough run. Needed to get it done relatively early so I could make an eye doctor appointment at lunchtime. Swirling winds greeted me in the beginning 6 miles. Those were joined by the rain-front that moved through, with the rain changing to sleet and hail at different points. Had to make a quick stop at 8 mile point to call my insurance company (5 minutes) which I realized would be closed by the time I got done since they were on east coast time. Got back to it and slogged through the wretched conditions. Towards the end of the run, started feeling like I was running out of gas, likely because I hadn't eaten anything since the evening prior and I was probably approaching the wall. Good mental test today, aside from the physical benefits. Soaked thru and a bit chilled by the end.

Brooks Adrenaline (Blue) - 352 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Ian on Sun, Dec 23, 2007 at 07:35:52

Good long run Dale under tough conditions. There is always that point in adverse conditions where you think it doesn't matter anymore, it just can't get any worse. Wouldn't have liked to stop mid-run though for so long. Interesting remark at the end of your run, I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to eat less before a long run (night before) to deplete the glycogen reserves sooner, forcing the body to become more efficient at fat burning.

From Dale on Sun, Dec 23, 2007 at 13:34:49

Yeah, stopping sucked...felt like cheating, but I wasn't awake enough to think the timeline thru before I started out. I'm used to noon-time runs, so anything that starts in the dark is early before my conscious mind gets started.

The glycogen question is an interesting one. Once again, some Greg McMillan stuff I've read suggests that as something to do in order to get the body used to operating on low glycogen stores. Plus, after having experienced complete glycogen deprivation in a race and being completely unprepared to handle it, I guess part of me hopes that experiencing tastes of it during training can help me deal with it better, and not turn into the quivering sack of unresponsive muscle with a non-compliant brain! So, I'm hoping that which doesn't kill me makes me stronger...

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