Monday, July 28, 2008

Log catch up and start of the taper

Sorry I have been really bad the past month with posting what I have been doing. I have been really busy at work and training like a mad man trying to get ready to take on Leadville 100 mile trail run. In the past month I have put in some quality miles on the Leadville course along with doing some races. Here is a quick break down from my last post all the way up to today.
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Monday 6/23: Treadmill 6.25 miles and weights for 45 mins

Tues 6/24: Speed workout(6.25 miles) 10X200 at 6min pace with 200 recovery at 12min pace

Wed 6/25: Run at Green Mountain 7.75 miles

Thur 6/26: OFF

Fri 6/27: Run on the backside of Mount Massive 8.5 miles

Sat 6/28: AM- Winfield to top of Hope and back 11 miles
PM- Mount Elbert 7.75 miles

Sun 6/29: Mayqueen to Twin Lakes 25.5 miles

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 73 miles
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Mon 6/30: Treadmill 6 miles and weights for 45 mins (legs really sore)

Tues 7/1: OFF

Wed 7/2: OFF feel like shit

Thur 7/3: Speed (6 miles) 6X400 at 6min pace with 400 recovery at 12min pace

Fri 7/4: OFF Mom here visiting

Sat 7/5: LEADVILLE MARATHON 26.2 miles in 5:32 with over 6000ft in climbing.

Sun 7/6: OFF

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 38.25 MILES

I really backed off this week due to lack of sleep and having a hard time recovering from last weeks effort.
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Mon 7/7: Treadmill 6.25 miles and weights for 45 mins

Tue 7/8: Speed (6 miles) 7X400 at 6min pace with 400 recoveries at 12min pace

Wed 7/9: Green Mountain 7.5 miles

Thu 7/10: Green Mountain 8.25 miles

Fri 7/11: Cross train at lunch for 30mins and weights 30 mins

Sat 7/12: High Mountain 50K in Leadville 32 miles in 6:09 and over 5000ft in climbing

Sun 7/13: Mount Yale 8 miles and 4200ft of climbing

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 68 miles

Good hard week of climbing, did over 15,000ft total for the week.
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Mon 7/14: Treadmill 6.5 miles and weights for 45 mins

Tues 7/15: Speed (8 miles) 8X400 at 6min pace with 400 recoveries at 12min pace, longer warm-up and cooldown than normal

Wed 7/16: Green Mountain 8.75 miles

Thur 7/17: Green Mountain 7 miles

Fri 7/18: Cross train at lunch for 30mins and weights 30 mins

Sat 7/19: Winfield to Sugarloaf campground in Leadville 30 miles 5000ft of climbing

Sun 7/20: Mount Massive 8.25 miles 4300ft of climbing

TOTAL MILES FOR THE WEEK: 68.50

Another great week of running and climbing, did another week of about 15,000ft of climbing.
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Mon 7/21: Bike paths around REI in Denver 8 miles

Tues 7/22: Cross train at lunch for 15mins and weights 45 mins

Wed 7/23: Green Mountain 9.25 miles

Thur 7/24: Speed (8.5 miles) 10X400 at 6min pace with 400 recoveries at 12min pace; 2X800 at 6min pace with 400 recoveries at 12min pace.

Fri 7/25: Speed (6.5 miles) 8X400 at 6min pace with 400 recoveries at 12min pace

Sat 7/26: AM- Green Mountain 9 miles
Noon- Mount Evans with Ashley 8 miles
PM- Ran to pick up car at trailhead 3 miles

Sun 7/27: Golden Gate Canyon Park with DTR 19 miles

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 71.25

Another hard effort week with lots of trails and 2 speed workouts. Did not get into the weight room 2 times this week but that is ok. Did over 10,000 ft of climbing
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This coming up week is the slow start into my taper, I am only shooting for over 50 miles total for the week. Ashley and I are also running the Wild West Relay on 8/1-8/2 and that should be a blast. I will try and have a race report and pictures up next week on it. That will be my last real hard effort until Leadville.

Have a great week and thanks for reading.

Shad