I pulled out my old training log and listed my workouts starting at the end of May 2008 up through the Pinhoti 100 in November. This is not the main points or major runs, this is 100% of every run, bike and swim workout I did in that 5 month period. You will noteice, I was also training for a triathlon in July. I did a lot of bike riding didn't I?
The times shown in red are my long runs. The bold type indicates races
| 2008 | Training Log | ||||
| Date | Description | Time | Distance | ||
| May 31 | Oak Mtn-Trail run – loop | 04:40 | 22.5 mi | ||
| Jun 16 | Run – Houston, Tx – flat | 03:20 | 25 miles | ||
| Jun 20 | Lookout Mtn -Stage Race- (One stage only) | 03:40 | 22 miles | ||
| Jun 22 | Run – Oak Mtn – 4 Hill Reps - Green Trail | 02:11 | |||
| Jun 25 | Swim – Oak Mtn | 57 min | |||
| Jun 28 | Run – Oak Mtn – 6 hill reps - Green Trail | 03:25 | |||
| Jul 02 | Swim – Oak Mtn | 54min | |||
| Jul 04 | Peavine Falls Run | 01:04 | 8.2 miles | ||
| Jul 04 | Bike 2 laps Oak Mtn after the Peavine Falls Run | 36 mi | |||
| Jul 10 | Swim – Oak Mtn | 900 yds | |||
| Jul 13 | Chattanooga Waterfront Tri | 02:45 | Olympic | ||
| Jul 17 | Run – Oak Mtn – Red | 02:30 | 14 mi | ||
| Jul 19 | Run Oak Mtn– Red+3 hill reps - Green Trial | 02:59 | 16 mi | ||
| Jul 23 | Run Oak Mtn–2 hill reps - Red Trail | Tornado Run | 8.4 mi | ||
| Jul 26 | Run Oak Mtn– hill rep | 02:50 | |||
| Aug 02 | Katcina Mosa | 13.5 hours | 39.5 mi | ||
| Aug 06 | Run Oak Mtn– +2.5 hill reps - Red Trail | 02:30 | |||
| Aug 09 | Run Oak Mtn– Loop | 02:55 | |||
| Aug 12 | Run Oak Mtn | 2 hrs | |||
| Aug 16 | Run Oak Mtn – Night Run | 05:50 | |||
| Aug 19 | - Aug 25 - Short Runs | ? | |||
| Aug29-Sept9 | Telluride – 8 days | ||||
| Sep 02 | Ran up Tomboy Road | 01:25 | |||
| Sep 03 | Hike up Ajax Peak from Bridal Vail Falls 3 hrs. | ||||
| Sep 06 | Imogene Pass Run | 03:48 | 17 miles | 8 Weeks Out | |
| Sep 08 | Ran Bear Creek to Wasatch Trail | 2 hrs | |||
| Sep 13 | Training Run for Pinhoti – I20-Cheaha | 05:35 | 25 miles | 7 Weeks Out | |
| Sep 16 | Run-from Home 2 Laps 3,000 ft climb | 02:05 | 13.36 miles | ||
| Sep 18 | Run-from Home 1 Laps 1,500 ft climb | 01:11 | 7.5 mi | ||
| Sep 20 | Training Run - Pinhoti–Adams Gap-Cheaha-back | 05:30 | Night back | 6 Weeks Out | |
| Sep 23 | Run-from Home 1 Laps 1,500 ft climb | 01:15 | 7.5 mi | ||
| Sep 25 | Run-from Home 1 Laps 1,500 ft climb | ||||
| Sep 27 | Run Oak Mtn | 2 hrs | |||
| Oct 04 | Stump Jump 50K- Chattanooga | 06:48 | 50K | 5 Weeks Out | |
| Oct 07 | Run Veteran's Park | 01:50 | |||
| Oct 09 | Run Veteran's Park | 01:10 | |||
| Oct 12 | Oak Mtn-Trail run – loop | 07:18 | 30+ miles | 4 Weeks Out | |
| Oct 14 | Run Veteran's Park | 1 hr | |||
| Oct 16 | Run Veteran's Park | 2 hrs | |||
| Oct 19 | Oak Mtn-Trail run – loop | 3.5 hr | 3 Weeks Out | ||
| Oct 21 | Run Veteran's Park | 1 hr | |||
| Oct 23 | Run Veteran's Park | 1.5 hr | |||
| Oct 26 | Run Oak Mtn | 2 hrs | 2 Weeks Out | ||
| Oct 28 | Run Veteran's Park | 2 hrs | |||
| Oct 30 | Run Veteran's Park | 1.2 hr | |||
| Oct 31 | - Aug 2 - Helped with Florida Ironman | 1 Week Out | |||
| Nov 05 | Run Veteran's Park | 1 hr | |||
| Nov 08 | Pinhoti 100 | 29 hr | 100 mi | ||
The run no July 23rd was the run I decided to do because there was a line of severe thunderstorms headed directly toward Oak Mountain State Park and I thought it would be fun to run in the storm. I planned to run up the red trail for a few hill repeats because it comes up between two ridge-lines until it finally reaches the crest of one of the ridges at 2.25 miles (since lightning hits the ridges, usually.) The crest of the ridge was my turn around point. The thunder was getting closer as I reached the ridge and started back down. By the time I had descended about half a mile the bottom dropped out and lightning began hitting the ridges all around me. The trail turned to a river and I could no longer tell where I was stepping. I was a little concerned about running in ankle deep water with all that lightning so after about another 3/4 of a mile I stopped at trail head with a 3X6 cover over a park map. As I stood there the wind picked up dramatically and stuff started raining down out of the trees. I was very concerned that one of several large pines by the sign might fall so I stood where I could keep an eye on them. After about 30 seconds the wind increased in velocity even more and began to shift around to my right. Over another 30 or so seconds the wind shifted by about 120 deg. and continued blow harder. Now large limbs and pieces of trees were coming down all around me. Instead of staying under the small shelter I took off deciding I preferred being a moving target which was a really dumb decision. Now I was running out in the open, still running in ankle deep water, limbs were still raining down and I was still about 3/4 of a mile from the car. About the time I decided I should go beck, the wind began to subside and the lightning seemed to be moving off. I made it back to the car and within a minute or two the downpour tuned to a steady rain and the thunder was definitely moving away. So I headed up for a second hill repeat. Now I saw the damage from the storm. Eight or ten large trees were down along the trail, including one laying across the trail. It was an exciting run! Since I get caught in bad weather pretty often anyway, in the future I will leave running in storms to chance.
Looking back, I am amazed I even finished Pinhoti considering the amount of time I ran . For Leadville and Wasatch I ran a lot more. I will post my training logs later.
Next, I will go into the actual planning I did for Pinhoti.
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