I just noticed I titled a previous post "Reparation" for the Pinhoti 100. (Spell check add a whole new detention of errors to typing.) After correcting the title, I thought maybe I should just leave it. If there was ever a sport that demanded reparation it is certainly ultrarunning!
The following is my training log for the eight months leading up to Leadville. I have marked long run in bold red numbers like this. We had a slight mishap at work when molten palladium splashed out of a casting machine onto my right foot causing some pretty bad burns on June 6th. I did not run again until the 16 and that was only for one hour. I didn't want to do any damage before the Leadville training camp on June 27 through 29. The burns were sufficiently healed by the camp and I had no problems. By the way, anyone planning to run Leadville for the first time should plan on attending the training camp. You will come away from the camp with the knowledge to finish the run. Participants run the entire course except the first 13 miles. That section runs from town out to Turquoise Lake and then around the lake to May Queen Aid Station. There is no reason to run this section before the race although the section around the lake is really pretty. The camp is also a lot of fun and you will meet some great people. Ken Chlouber, founder of the Leadville 100 race, ran the training camp I attended and it was worth the trip get to hang out with him. If you read "Born to Run" you will remember him.
11/08- Pinhoti 100 Mile Trail Run – 100.5 miles – 29:00
11/09- Decided to enter the Leadville 100 mile Trail Run - 8/22/09
11/13- Spain Park – 1:00 Very Slow!!
11/16- Oak Mountain Run – 2:20 (Legs not working very well)
11/18- Spain Park – 1:00
11/20- Spain Park – 2:08
11/23- Oak Mountain Run – 3:35
11/29- Memorial Park – Houston – 3:08
12/05 - Weight Workout!!! – Gold’s Gym. My one weight workout this year.
12/07- Oak Mountain Run – 3:48
12/09- Spain Park – 1:48
12/13- Oak Mountain Run – 5:00
12/16- Spain Park – 1:00
12/18- Spain Park – 2:00
12/20- Oak Mountain Run – 3:00
12/23- Spain Park – 1:00
12/30- Spain Park – 1:00
1/01/09– Spain park - 2:00
1/02/09– Register for Leadville
1/03- Oak Mountain Run – 4:05
1/11- Oak Mountain Run – 4:08
1/13- Spain Park – 1:15
1/15- Spain Park – 1:00
1/17- Oak Mountain Run – 2:00
1/21- Spain Park – 1:00 Easy
1/24- Mountain Mist 50K – Huntsville, AL - problem with cramps last 5 miles.
1/27 - 2/3 Telluride CO – 7 hours of Plyometrics Every Day. (I ski un-groomed runs only)
2/05- Spain Park 1:00
2/08- The Pinnacle – 3:00 Anniston, AL. 6 Hill reps 700 ft climb each -Pinhoti course, mile 75
2/11- Spain Park - 1:30
2/14- Oak Mountain Run – 3:00
2/21- Oak Mountain Run – 2:00 Easy
2/24- Spain Park - 1:00
2/28- Mt Mitchell Challenge – 40 miles (20 up & 20 down) Black Mtn. NC, by Asheville
They closed the top just as I reached the Blue Ridge Pkwy. Blizzard conditions on top.
3/03- Neighborhood Run – Bridgewater – 1 Lap – 1:11
3/05- Neighborhood Run – Bridgewater – 1:50 I have named this run “Hell Run”
3/08- Oak Mountain Run – 4:48
3/10- Spain Park – 1:00
3/12- Oak Mountain Bike Ride – Tri Bike – 2:11
3/15- Oak Mountain Run – 2:07
3/21- Oak Mountain 50K – 6:12 – 36th out of 125 starters.
3/25- Spain Park – 1:00
3/27- Oak Mountain Lake Swim – 1st swim since July – 30 minutes in wetsuit-cold water
3/28- Oak Mountain Tri Bike Ride – 4 laps 4:08 – about 72 miles. – Sore butt!
3/31- Oak Mountain Lake Swim – 1:00 Wetsuit
4/02- Neighborhood Run – Bridgewater – 1:50 (1.5 laps)
4/04- Oak Mountain Park – Vulcan Tri Club Practice Duathlon. 2:55
4/07- Spain Park – 1:12
4/09- Oak Mountain Lake Swim – 55 min. 1warmup lap, 5 laps nonstop. 300 yd laps
4/11- Oak Mountain Run – 4:56
4/19- Alabama Powerman Duathlon – 3:06 1st Place Age group (8K run 55K bike 8K run)
4/21- 5/07 Biking and Swimming at Oak Mountain. I Did not record training.
5/09- Gulf Coast Triathlon – 1.2 mile Gulf of Mexico swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run. – 5:56:09
5/12- 5/21– Only running, but did not record workouts.
5/23- Xterra 21K trail race. 1:32:48 – First Place age group.
Leadville is Next – Signed up for Training Camp June 27, 28 and 29
5/26- Spain Park – 1:15
5/28- Oak Mountain Run & Swim –Swim 1:00, Run 1:30
5/30- Oak Mountain Run – 5:12
6/02- Spain Park – 1:02
6/04- Burned right Foot 3 second degree and 1 third degree burn. – not good timing. -
3 weeks to training camp
6/4 to 6/10 could not do any running or biking. Kept burns covered with “Silver-dine” cream
6/11- Oak Mountain Bike Ride 1:00 – burns getting smaller.
6/14- Oak Mountain Bike Ride 1:00
6/17- Spain Park Run – 1:00 Foot a little uncomfortable but OK
6/19- Spain Park – 1:20
6/20- Oak Mountain Run 2:20 – First test - No problems with my foot. Tape held up.
6/24- Spain Park – 50 minutes – 2 laps. Now my foot bothered me so I stopped.
6/27- Leadville Training Camp – 26 miles, May Queen to Twin Lakes 6:55 – Should have
been about 6:00 but me and 7 or 8 others missed a turn and did a couple of extra miles.
6/28- Leadville – 21 miles Twin Lakes over Hope Pass to Winfield and back – 6:23
6/29- They had a 12 mile night run but did not stay. I wish I had!
6/30- I realized I had to do a lot more hill repeats and a lot more miles!
6/30- Spain Park – 1:00
7/02- Spain Park – 1:30
7/04 - Peavine Falls Run - 1:02:57 A Birmingham 4th of July Tradition
7/05- Oak Mountain Run - 4:30
7/07- Neighborhood Run – Bridgewater - 1:15
7/09- Spain Park – 1::45
I continue to run Tuesday and Thursday at Veteran's Park (Spain Park) but did not list.
Hill reps. are from Magie's Glen up to top of 3rd rock step on white trail. (about .8 mile w/ 550ft gain.)
7/11- Oak Mountain Run – 7:07 -6 reps,3 hrs>one lap-Blur>Green>PkHeadquarters>Red>NTH
7/18 - Oak Mountain Run – 7:18 - 7 reps 3:30,> one lap-Blur>Green>PkHeadquarters>Red>NTH
7/28 - Oak Mountain Run – 7:48 - 8 reps 4hr, >ne lap-Blur>Green>PkHeadquarters>Red>NTH
Taper runs
8/01 - Oak Mountain Run – 6:10 -Ran Oak Mtn 50 K course (backward) - no hill reps
8/08 - Oak Mountain Run – 3:30 -2 hill reps,1 hr then 2:30 of easy trail running -ran blue climb hard.
8/15 - 1:50 at Spain Park -
8/22-8/23 The Leadville 100
8/26- Hiked up Liberty Bell Mine Trail almost to timberline. About 4 hours. (8,700 ft to11,200 ft.)
8/27- Ran and Walked up Tomboy Rod to Tomboy ruins (8,700 ft to about 11,600 ft)
8/28- Ran and walked up Bear Creek Trail to above trail cut out of rock. (at 10,800 ft)
I have discarded everything I prepared for running Leadville so I will use the material for Wasatch to go over my planning techniques. That may take a couple of posts.
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