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Just finished another 30 mile run (12 miles to Running Wild, 16 miles of marathon pacing and 2 recovery miles back home). That makes 3 Saturdays in a row of running 30 mile runs and now time to taper down and rest for the next few weeks. I was definitely feeling fatigued today, especially with […]
Finished a total of 30 miles with total time of 4:53:50 and average pace of 9:48. Ran 7 miles to Running Wild, paced the training group for 21 miles, then finished with 2 miles back home. Great weather and now I have over 32 marathons complete (24 of them being 30+ mile distance). I didn’t […]
Finished a total of 30 miles today with an average pace of 9:43. First run was 6 miles from home to Running Wild at a 9:20 pace, then I paced the marathon training group for 20 miles at a 10:01 pace. Finished up with a 4 mile run back home at an 8:44 pace. Slowly […]
Feeling good about things after finishing the Conquer The Rock 50k! Due to other non-running related responsibilities, I was only able to squeeze in about 5-6 runs within the last 2 months leading up to the challenging run. Knowing it was a challenging course to tackle even with steady training, I was a little concerned […]
This was the second time of being the “sweeper” at the Blackwater 50k ultra. Not including the missing runs that got deleted off my watch, this should bring me up to 21 ultras with distances of 30+ miles now! For those who don’t know what a sweeper is, it’s basically the person who stays by […]
My everyday life responsibilities conquered my ultra training time last month. After having some personal related things that had a higher priority to training, I had to miss out on some much needed runs in for the 50k which is only a few weeks away!! Although I’m bummed that I wasn’t able to train this […]
After finishing week two of training with my first long run since I finished the Cottonmouth 100k, I felt my body was telling me it was ready for some recovery time. The first long run was 30 miles with a 10:08 pace so with that and my first two weeks of breaking my body in […]
Just finished a 30 mile run with a 10:08 pace. Beautiful weather to add another ultramarathon distance run to my log!
My goal for week 2 was to keep including the elevation training, but mix it up a little. It’s around 2,500 feet up the mountain and we have to do that 3 times, so every week I’ll be including treadmill elevation runs that will simulate running/hiking up the mountain. The first week of running/hiking up […]
Training for a trail run that has almost 7,000 feet of climbing up a mountain can be tough, especially when you live somewhere that is pretty flat (Florida). The largest hills around the area aren’t really that large when comparing to running up a trail on a mountain. The 50k ultra I’m training for (Conquer […]
I was looking for a few ultras to do that had some beautiful views during the run (although most ultras have some of those) and got some great recommendations from some running friends. My friend Shannon told me about the Conquer the Rock 50k and after researching it and seeing the views and how technical […]
Simply put, the Cottonmouth 100k is a great race that is put together by some great people! I originally planned on doing the 100 miler, but months before race day I decided to drop down to the 100k due to me thinking I wasn’t able to get enough training in to complete the longer distance. […]
Finished pacing a group at Running wild and added more mileage to get 30 miles in. Here’s some photos of the adventure. These guys seemed like they wanted to join me for a short section (or chase me away):
Just finished 30 miles this morning with my EKG on which included a 5 mile run to Running Wild, then paced the 4:45 full marathon group for 21 miles, then ran 4 miles back home. Still no call from the heart monitoring company so it seems like things are good with my heart! A year […]
Was going to try the 100, but lack of training and some painful legs decided to do the 50 mile instead! I had some pain around my knee area on the last ultra distance run I did, but didn’t think much of it other than not training as much. However, my legs really started getting […]
Decided to start running around the bays again and was going to try to get 50 miles in again. On Hwy 90 now in Milton. Other than a 5 mile run, I don’t think I’ve ran since the 36 miles out at Blackwater a few weeks ago. My legs are tightening up so not sure […]
I volunteered to be the sweeper at the Blackwater 50k and added some extra miles after, finishing up with 36 miles on the trails. Legs feel pretty normal too so it was a success. I wanted to go longer but the sweeping added an extra 3-4 hours to my run so I figured I’ll add […]
Finished a total of 30.41 miles today with a pace of 9:32. It was great running with my cousin Corie and also with some other friends (Briana, Suzanne, Katie and Scott)!