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Grand Ridge 50K

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Location:

Eatonville,WA,USA

Member Since:

Nov 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Short-Term Running Goals:

Regain consistency.

Build up slowly and come out strong.

Regain "speed" (relative)

Finish WR50 again.

Improve at Cascade Crest. 

2013 Races:

  • Capital Peak Mega Fat Ass 17M (1/19) - 2:48:48
  • Yakima Skyline Rim 50K (4/21) - 7:16:20
  • Grey Rock 50K (5/13)
  • White River 50M (7/27)
  • Cascade Crest 100M (8/24-25)

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find my true running potential, then exceed it.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Hoka Stinson B Lifetime Miles: 982.34
Hoka Stinson Evo Lifetime Miles: 452.95
Altra Provision Lifetime Miles: 139.73
Altra Torin Lifetime Miles: 380.08
Hoka Bondi 2 Lifetime Miles: 706.15
Hoka Mafate 3 Lifetime Miles: 81.12
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
65.730.000.000.0065.73
NB 915 Miles: 8.11Hoka Stinson B Miles: 57.62
Night Sleep Time: 47.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 47.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.110.000.000.008.11

8.11 miles, 1:07:38, 8:21/mi.

Better than I expected.  Legs a bit sore, some hip tightness the first few miles, some definite fatigue, but not so bad.  No GI distress. 

NB 915 Miles: 8.11
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.110.000.000.008.11

8.11 miles, 1:04:30, 7:57/mi.

Better.  Took nearly a mile before the hip issues started.  Legs were tired the last couple of miles but kept a decent pace.  Tried (and failed miserably) some one-legged squats beforehand.  Need some work.

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.11
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.110.000.000.008.11

8.11 miles, 1:04:03, 7:54/mi

Late day run.  Started slow with some leg soreness, but the hip only started tightening near the 1 mile mark, wasn't too bad, and got better around 3 miles in.  Got 2 sub-7 miles in on the return. 

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.11
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.040.000.000.006.04

6.04 miles, 48:08, 7:58/mi.

Hip struggles from .75 thru 3 but good otherwise.  Tired legs.  Especially tired left outer glute/hamstring. 

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 6.04
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.020.000.000.004.02

4.02 miles, 33:21, 8:18/mi.

 

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 4.02
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00
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Race: Grand Ridge 50K (31.34 Miles) 06:14:03, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
31.340.000.000.0031.34

31.34 miles, 6:14:03, 11:56/mi.

Today's race was.....hot.  93F at start/finish aid station at the beginning of the last short 5 mile loop.  Starting temps were in the 70s and most of the people running the marathon and 50K took the early start to beat the heat.  Being a glutton for punishment, I opted for the regular start and ran the suffer-fest.  Plenty of hills to work the climbing and descending gears, but by the halfway point, I was happy just to be able to hike the uphills and jog/run the flats and downs.  By the 5 mile loop, I was happy to string together 60 seconds of running in any direction.  Ran out of water on the return from the out-and-back about 1.5 miles from the mid-point aid station when the turnaround water ran dry.  Spent minutes in each aid station from then on, attempting to hydrate as well as possible before continuing.  Did I mention suffer-fest?

Anyway, I survived, finished, and ran my first 6+ hour 50K.  I also managed to run this 50K after running half(+) of the 50 miler last weekend, so I'm thinking this makes up for that DNF.  Or at least tells me I can get in the proper mental place when suffering is required.

Interestingly, I've taken 6th place in each of the 50k races I've run this year, and not against the same competition.  Weird. 

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 31.34
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
65.730.000.000.0065.73
NB 915 Miles: 8.11Hoka Stinson B Miles: 57.62
Night Sleep Time: 47.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 47.50
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