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Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run

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Dogtown,Ut,

Member Since:

Jan 02, 2006

Gender:

Male

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Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs: 2:26:29 marathon @ St.George '14; 1:09:55 1/2 mar. '08; 31:00 10k '07

Short-Term Running Goals:

Love running now.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Love running forever!

Personal:

My perfect day would include a run through the desert, time with my wife and girls, tasty homemade meals, and a nice nap in the middle.

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Adios Lifetime Miles: 512.25
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Ravenna Lifetime Miles: 525.50
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Solar Glide Lifetime Miles: 210.00
Levitate Black Lifetime Miles: 83.75
Total Distance
129.05
Landreth Miles: 59.40Triumph Miles: 17.65Cumulus White Miles: 6.00Landreth Orange Miles: 11.00Barefoot '09 Miles: 4.00Cumulus Gold Miles: 9.00Landreth Black Miles: 8.00Stratus Bee Miles: 6.00Stratus Grey Miles: 8.00
Total Distance
25.65

AM - Big Workout #13 9 Tinman (17.65).  Did my usual Tempo route out into the Fields.  Was a little nervous after struggling a bit last week on 8 and now moving to 9, but it turned out very good.  First mile was 6:05 then everything else was better - from 5:51-6:01.  This workout went how a Tinman should, difficult but not killer.  Felt smooth and relaxed for most of it.  Maybe that was because I saw Clyde out running and it sent memories of The Circle back to me subconsciously and the body responded!  Finished by taking dog around.  Anyway, I have reworked my workouts for the rest of the summer w/o SanFran and I will be doing this workout a few more times (mostly on the weeks before races: Squaw this week, Bryce, and Provo).  Now to enjoy a little taper, glycogen replenish starts tomorrow night, and easy jog this afternoon.  (Triumph 90.5)

afternoon - 8 City Wells.  Used to call this Grapevine - but I do a lot of runs that stay on the south part of the freeway at Grapevine and some on the north/desert part of Grapevine, so James calls this one City Wells (North/desert) so I'll start using that.  Legs were tired just like they should be.  (Landreth  838.25)

Landreth Miles: 8.00Triumph Miles: 17.65
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Total Distance
16.00

AM - 11 Parkway x 2.  Went out on the Parkway on my own, then went on it for the first day of practice.  Finished by taking Molly around.  (Landreth orange 261.35)

afternoon - 5 barefoot grass.  Ran over to the ball fields and ran 4 miles easy on the grass including 8xstriders.  A five miler seems to short for my body to really warm up and get the kinks out.  But on the positive side, got home and was able to start carbo loading after the glycogen dump yesterday.  This is good, because it is very hard to avoid carbs in my eating; and I think it makes me pretty pissy.  (cumulus white 690.85) (barefoot '09 92.75)

Cumulus White Miles: 1.00Landreth Orange Miles: 11.00Barefoot '09 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
14.00

AM - 9 Lava Point.  Went down to the River Trail and ran very easy.  Came home and took the dog for a mile.  (Cumulus gold 389.15)

afternoon - 5 Grapevine.  More slow easy miles.  Maybe the legs will start to respond to the rest in the next couple days, but for now I am not worried about it.  (Cumulus white 695.85)

Cumulus White Miles: 5.00Cumulus Gold Miles: 9.00
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Total Distance
14.00

AM - 6 Washington Loop.  Legs felt significantly stronger this morning.  Molly's Mile.  (Stratus bee 692.5)

evening - 8 Club Run/Parkway.  Not a big turnout tonight, but had a good run w/ James and a few of my boys.  Legs still feeling good and enjoying the fewer miles.  (Landreth black  636.35)

Landreth Black Miles: 8.00Stratus Bee Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
8.00

morning - 8 Grapevine.  Did Molly's Mile first; then ran to practice and we ran Grapevine.  Off to Squaw - yikes!  (Stratus grey 180.85)

Stratus Grey Miles: 8.00
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Race: Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run (51.4 Miles) 08:17:14, Place overall: 3
Total Distance
51.40

Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run (I've posted my Garmin total for the race - since I am sure the race isn't a perfect 50 and I missed 2 turns and ran extra - dang rookie).

Well the best summary is that my endurance, strength, and overall speed (or the marathoning type) was overcome by my inexperience today! The top three (us who eventually became the top 3) moved easy away from everyone after the first aide station and we went to the dirt. I stayed back in third to get a feel for it all. Then the 2nd guy moved over and let me through, and I slowly worked my way toward the leader (he was an absolute mt. goat - he could hike faster than I could run). On the long climb (climb #2) I stayed just behind him and he finally joked to "quit stalking me and get up here." So took the lead and ran very strong up the climb building a couple minute lead; only to miss a turn and lose it all. Then I got it back and lost it again because my fingers were frozen and I couldn't work the zipper on my shorts or the baggy to get my sandwich out. But then I got it back and nailed the drop back into Hobble with some sick 6 minutes (maybe even a couple high 5'ers), building a 6+ minute lead. I really didn't care to win, but it was kind of fun thinking I might - but also very stressful since I had already screwed up. Anyway, Scott, the eventual winner, caught back up to me around mile 34, as I missed another dang set of flagging and ran up the wrong trail for another couple hundred yards, and chased me up climb #4 and took the lead just before the windy pass beast. Climbing Windy Pass was the most hideous thing that I have ever done in running; it was straight up the monstrous mountain with no trail, no switchbacks, no hope of it ever ending! Here he put first three minutes on me; then another; and yet more when I started falling all over in the snow (I about fell off the flipping mountain numerous times - except I wasn't calling it flipping). At the top, the aide station told me he was six minutes up; I lost hope of catching him, and the third guy got me, said an encouraging word and went on by. The struggles only began - I started falling numerous times (I truthfully fell at least 10 times coming down the mountain). I was so tired I couldn't get my legs up at all and hit every rock, root, and toe grabber there was. Finally I got done with that thing and finished the last few down the canyon back to the park. The whole time hoping no one was near, since I couldn't hold them off. Turns out the fourth guy came in nearly 30 minutes back so no worries. And the first two who I thought were LONG gone were only 10 and 8'ish minutes up; not as bad as I thought. (Landreth 889.65)

My thoughts: well that is done with and I don't ever have to do it again. Now to rest; for who knows how long!

Coming back to add a little more:  I think that I could probably cut at least the 17 minutes to go break into the 7's pretty easily if I ever did this again (if the weather/conditions was as perfect as it was this time).  Things I would work on: first, keep with the use it while you got it idea.  Some might not think this is good, but I guarantee you are going to be hammered on the last 1/5 of this run, so might as well go decent while you can.  So for me that would mean daring to go out a little more.  I was very timid at the first.  Not that I would want to run 5:00's down the trail, but I could have put myself in a better position and gone a little better on climb #1.  Secondly, it would be good to have my support meet me at the bottom of Hobble and just give a bottle on the go and meet at the top with replenished full bottles instead of nothing clear up to aide 6 and stopping there for a few minutes.  Of course a pacer would always be good and from the bottom of Hobble up to maybe aide 7 or 8 would be a good help.  Third, on the big hill don't get so down and just know that it too will pass and try to run a couple more of the less steep sections as you top out.  Finally, I think the general experience would lead to a lot and keep the confidence up. 

Anyway a good experience, especially the training for it aspect; I saw and did a lot of neat stuff that I probably would have never have done without this race.  I will probably be back some day.

Landreth Miles: 51.40
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Total Distance
129.05
Landreth Miles: 59.40Triumph Miles: 17.65Cumulus White Miles: 6.00Landreth Orange Miles: 11.00Barefoot '09 Miles: 4.00Cumulus Gold Miles: 9.00Landreth Black Miles: 8.00Stratus Bee Miles: 6.00Stratus Grey Miles: 8.00
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