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Taylor Mountain 50K

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.920.000.000.0056.92
Hoka Stinson B Miles: 56.92
Night Sleep Time: 22.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 22.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.120.000.000.008.12

8.12, 1:05:11, 8:02/mi.

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.12
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.090.000.000.008.09

8.09 miles, 1:04:18, 7:57/mi.  

Left hip muscle spasms were pretty mild and only lasted a couple of miles.  Better climbing gear today.  Warm weather.  Unfortunately, felt a bit sick to my stomach the entire time.

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.09
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.160.000.000.008.16

8.16 miles, 1:10:30, 8:38/mi.

Left hip flexor overly fatigued today.  Didn't have much juice at all.  Need to get some rest. 

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.16
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Race: Taylor Mountain 50K (32.55 Miles) 05:38:55, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.550.000.000.0032.55

32.55 miles, 5:38:55, 10:25/mi, ~ 5000' vertical.  2 1/2 marathon loops and 1 5 mile loop.

First race since August.  Hip still not 100%....sometimes not 50%, but need some motivation to do longer runs and to get more consistent.  Fun event.....muddy, hilly, and decent weather.....all the way until about mile 22, when the skies opened with a downpour, thunder, and evidently lightning.  Misery index was pretty high towards the end but plugged along and got 'er done.  Loop courses aren't my favorite and it was mentally tough to head out on the 5 mile loop, especially since it went up a pretty steep fire road and I knew I had return on some singletrack I'd run twice already.

Hip held out well.  Hip flexors were pretty tired by around mile 15, so probably need to work on strengthening them.  Quads were pretty mashed by the end of the 2nd lap, with the left quad worse.  Not nearly as beat up as expected, probably due to the hokas.

So, pretty happy.  Not my best race ever, but considering how undertrained I am, good enough.  Thinking about another 50k in a couple of weeks as another training run. 

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 32.55
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.920.000.000.0056.92
Hoka Stinson B Miles: 56.92
Night Sleep Time: 22.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 22.00
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