Mon - 0hr - rest
Tues - 1hr/ 7.3m/ 800' - Lake Shore Trail - moderately hard effort on a sweet, sweet trail
Wed - 1hr/ 7.3m/ 800' - Lake Shore Trail - another moderately hard effort with Jon. Actually it was more like moderate, easy, then really hard effort throughout the run
Thurs - 1hr/ 6.5/ 600' - Fisher Farm - felling pretty weak on this run. finished with a half a mile barefoot. Haven't done any of that in a long time.
Fri - 75min/ 7.5m/ 1800' - Bakers Mtn - typical Bakers Dozen loop with some exploration on the private property side of the mountain.
Sat - 70min/ 7.5m/ 500' - Hawk Loop - easy effort out at LNSP in the morning. Looking forward to my Pilot Mtn run tomorrow!
Sun - 2hr49min/ 17m/ 3000' - Pilot Mtn St Pk - Beautiful day on a sweet foothills peak. A pretty big one at that. The route was pretty much an abbreviated version of my friend Abran's Pilot Mt Payback marathon course. I love the Sauratowns!
Totals =
Time - 8hrs7mins
Miles - 53.1
Vert - 7500'
Really happy with this weeks worth of running. Got solid miles and solid vert in only 8hrs. My body seemed to handle it really well and I can tell that a solid foundation has been laid going into some really sweet runs coming up the next few months. Really wished I could have gotten out with Matt Kirk for the Grand Loop but the run in Pilot was definitely a great one and one that I don't get to do often. Heard some goods news that another trail was being added in the park as well, which is very cool.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Up Through the Woods Week IX
Mon - 0hr - rest day
Tues - 45min/ 5m/ 400' - Laurel Loop - Was going for the full 10 miles of this trail, but my toe caught a root, well really a little overhanging stump and I thought I may have broken my middle toe. The pain was getting worse as I ran longer so I decided to cut it short and was pretty mad about.
Wed - 62min/ 7m/ 800' - Lake Shore Trail - Came back to the park to test the toe and I'm glad to say that it isn't broken. Just bruised the toenail. This trail was awesome and was similar to Uwharrie. A bunch of steep climbs one after the other. It will wear you out!
Thurs - 73min/ 7.5m/ 1500' - Crowders Mt St Pk - lolly pop loop up and over Crowders Mt and back again. Rocktop trail is steep and gnarly!
Fri - 1hr/ 3m/ 1000' - Bakers Mt - A nice little recovery hike with Hannah. Legs were not feeling another big mountain run the day before a really big mountain run.
Sat - 4hr53min/ 24m/ 6000' - MST - up to Woods Mtn out and back, then out and back to the North Fork of the Catawba river. Actually supposed to go the the top of Bald Knob and back. More on this run below.
Sun - 0hr - resting after the cold symptoms of yesterday
Totals =
Time - 8.9hrs
Miles - 46.5
Vert - 9700'
Saturday's run was originally supposed to be an initial attempt at the Grand Loop with Matt, but since the weather was looking less than ideal we decided to run something a bit more tame. The plan had now changed to running out and back to Woods Mtn and then an out and back to Bald Knob. The first out and back was great and the climb up to Woods was beautiful with views of the Blacks to the west. Everything felt pretty well after finished the first out and back and I was ready to tackle the scenic summit of Bald Knob. About a mile into this section I was getting dropped often by Matt and my body was beginning to feel odd. I had woken up in the morning with a stuffy nose, but didn't think much about it. Now my joints were beginning to get real achy in a weird way. I made it to the Catawba River and realized that I probably didn't have another 9-10 miles left in me. I told Matt and we decided to walk a bit and see if I began to feel any better. After a little less than a mile of walking I threw in the towel and told Matt to head on without me and I would walk/shuffle back to the car 5 miles away. Even though I missed out on the summit of Bald Knob, I still had a very good run with a lot of elevation gain. I did miss out on getting my marathon or more run in for the month, but two weeks from now a double Seven Sisters Summit Run seems like a good choice. I might be making a trip back to Marion next week to hit up an out and back to Bald Knob. Happy trails!
Tues - 45min/ 5m/ 400' - Laurel Loop - Was going for the full 10 miles of this trail, but my toe caught a root, well really a little overhanging stump and I thought I may have broken my middle toe. The pain was getting worse as I ran longer so I decided to cut it short and was pretty mad about.
Wed - 62min/ 7m/ 800' - Lake Shore Trail - Came back to the park to test the toe and I'm glad to say that it isn't broken. Just bruised the toenail. This trail was awesome and was similar to Uwharrie. A bunch of steep climbs one after the other. It will wear you out!
Thurs - 73min/ 7.5m/ 1500' - Crowders Mt St Pk - lolly pop loop up and over Crowders Mt and back again. Rocktop trail is steep and gnarly!
Fri - 1hr/ 3m/ 1000' - Bakers Mt - A nice little recovery hike with Hannah. Legs were not feeling another big mountain run the day before a really big mountain run.
Sat - 4hr53min/ 24m/ 6000' - MST - up to Woods Mtn out and back, then out and back to the North Fork of the Catawba river. Actually supposed to go the the top of Bald Knob and back. More on this run below.
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| Woods outnback |
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| Bald outnback |
Sun - 0hr - resting after the cold symptoms of yesterday
Totals =
Time - 8.9hrs
Miles - 46.5
Vert - 9700'
Saturday's run was originally supposed to be an initial attempt at the Grand Loop with Matt, but since the weather was looking less than ideal we decided to run something a bit more tame. The plan had now changed to running out and back to Woods Mtn and then an out and back to Bald Knob. The first out and back was great and the climb up to Woods was beautiful with views of the Blacks to the west. Everything felt pretty well after finished the first out and back and I was ready to tackle the scenic summit of Bald Knob. About a mile into this section I was getting dropped often by Matt and my body was beginning to feel odd. I had woken up in the morning with a stuffy nose, but didn't think much about it. Now my joints were beginning to get real achy in a weird way. I made it to the Catawba River and realized that I probably didn't have another 9-10 miles left in me. I told Matt and we decided to walk a bit and see if I began to feel any better. After a little less than a mile of walking I threw in the towel and told Matt to head on without me and I would walk/shuffle back to the car 5 miles away. Even though I missed out on the summit of Bald Knob, I still had a very good run with a lot of elevation gain. I did miss out on getting my marathon or more run in for the month, but two weeks from now a double Seven Sisters Summit Run seems like a good choice. I might be making a trip back to Marion next week to hit up an out and back to Bald Knob. Happy trails!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Feeling Strong in Week VIII
Mon - 55min/ 6.5m/ 600' - Fisher Farm Park - easy run after resting yesterday from the weekends fun. Felt good.
Tues - 61min/ 7m/ 1500' - Crowders Mtn St Park - got there pretty late and turned a planned easy run into a tempo style effort to make it out of the park before the gates locked me in. Went Turnback, to Pinnacle, up to King's summit, Ridgeline out to first rd crossing, and back. Finished with a couple of loops around the parking lot to get the extra 4 minutes to reach an hour of running.
Wed - 50min/ 5m/ 500' - Lake Norman St Park - legs were completely dead after yesterdays hard effort. Orginal plan was to do all 9.5 miles of the Laurel trail, but decided to cut it in half to not get locked in the park. Can't wait for the parks to stay open until 7 next week. No more rushing to squeeze a run in.
Thurs - 60min/ 4m/ 200' - Latta Plantation - was planning to run for an hour, but I forgot my running cloths and instead Hannah said she would hike with me for an hour. After yesterday's dead legs, I really wasn't complaining and I really enjoy these hikes with my beautiful lady.
Fri - 55min/ 6.5m/ 1500' - Bakers Mtn Park - squeezed in a solid effort on the Bakers Dozen loop. Pushed the ups, but stayed conservative on the flats and downhills, although it is hard not to go into full Killian mode running down the trails out here. Love this small little park!
Sat - 3h10min/ 17m/ 2500' - Uwharrie - out and back of the first 8.5 miles of the Uwharrie 40. Got Stephen to join me on this beautiful day that provided views once more in the land I had never seen them in before. We could actually see Charlotte's skyline from the summit of Dark Mt.
Sun - 52min/ 6.5m/ 200' - Hagen Stone Park - returning to the sight of my first ever trail run on the beautiful XC trails of this little park near Greensboro.
Totals =
Time - 8hrs43min
Miles - 52.5
Vert - 7000'
I felt really good this week after Rattle My Heart and had good runs throughout the week. I felt really strong all week besides on Wednesday after my impromptu tempo effort out at Crowders the day before. I spent another awesome day in Uwharrie and I am so glad that I have this place close to my childhood home. I can still get vert in, which is very nice. Unfortunately this week though, I missed out on a second exploration of the Grand Loop in the gorge with the Grand Kirk. It looks like he had an awesome day out there and has the confusing northern section dialed in. Also congratulations to Scott Williams, Paul Scouten, and Tim Weed for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at this year's Mt Mitchell Challenge. Sultan put up a solid PR time out there as well. Another congrats goes out to Mark Lundblad as well for setting a new FKT on the 77 mile Foothills trail this weekend. WNC Trailrunner was well represented this weekend.
Tues - 61min/ 7m/ 1500' - Crowders Mtn St Park - got there pretty late and turned a planned easy run into a tempo style effort to make it out of the park before the gates locked me in. Went Turnback, to Pinnacle, up to King's summit, Ridgeline out to first rd crossing, and back. Finished with a couple of loops around the parking lot to get the extra 4 minutes to reach an hour of running.
Wed - 50min/ 5m/ 500' - Lake Norman St Park - legs were completely dead after yesterdays hard effort. Orginal plan was to do all 9.5 miles of the Laurel trail, but decided to cut it in half to not get locked in the park. Can't wait for the parks to stay open until 7 next week. No more rushing to squeeze a run in.
Thurs - 60min/ 4m/ 200' - Latta Plantation - was planning to run for an hour, but I forgot my running cloths and instead Hannah said she would hike with me for an hour. After yesterday's dead legs, I really wasn't complaining and I really enjoy these hikes with my beautiful lady.
Fri - 55min/ 6.5m/ 1500' - Bakers Mtn Park - squeezed in a solid effort on the Bakers Dozen loop. Pushed the ups, but stayed conservative on the flats and downhills, although it is hard not to go into full Killian mode running down the trails out here. Love this small little park!
Sat - 3h10min/ 17m/ 2500' - Uwharrie - out and back of the first 8.5 miles of the Uwharrie 40. Got Stephen to join me on this beautiful day that provided views once more in the land I had never seen them in before. We could actually see Charlotte's skyline from the summit of Dark Mt.
Sun - 52min/ 6.5m/ 200' - Hagen Stone Park - returning to the sight of my first ever trail run on the beautiful XC trails of this little park near Greensboro.
Totals =
Time - 8hrs43min
Miles - 52.5
Vert - 7000'
I felt really good this week after Rattle My Heart and had good runs throughout the week. I felt really strong all week besides on Wednesday after my impromptu tempo effort out at Crowders the day before. I spent another awesome day in Uwharrie and I am so glad that I have this place close to my childhood home. I can still get vert in, which is very nice. Unfortunately this week though, I missed out on a second exploration of the Grand Loop in the gorge with the Grand Kirk. It looks like he had an awesome day out there and has the confusing northern section dialed in. Also congratulations to Scott Williams, Paul Scouten, and Tim Weed for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at this year's Mt Mitchell Challenge. Sultan put up a solid PR time out there as well. Another congrats goes out to Mark Lundblad as well for setting a new FKT on the 77 mile Foothills trail this weekend. WNC Trailrunner was well represented this weekend.
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