29MAY02 Since the Mt. Bigelow run I have spent a little extra effort on speedwork now that my foot is feeling better and my hip is no longer a deterrent. Initially, this diary started out as a synopsis of all the trail runs in the Tucson series but as I get closer to AC I feel my training focus needs to be broader. I went to the track a couple of times and ran a 5K and 7 mile tempo run. I ran a low-key 5k cross country race at Lincoln Park in 16:59 and place 3rd overall. I was please with this effort considering I ran 35 minutes before the race and another 20 minutes to get home. (more…)
Archive for June, 2009
Chapter 5 of The Journey to My First 100 Mile Run
June 28, 2009Chapter 4 of The Journey to My First 100 Mile Run
June 21, 200910MAR02 Esperero Canyon Loop As you can see, my last sentence was “I will try for 3 and a half hours.” I didn’t come close. Coming into today’s 21.3 mile Esperero Trail run I began experiencing a little quirk in my upper left leg. This feeling is reminiscent of a debilitating injury I incurred a year and a half ago. Once I tore the tissue in the upper left hamstring, inflammation put pressure on a nerve in my lower left back. I thought today would be a good ‘feeling’ out day prior to next weekend’s Crown King 50K. (more…)
Chapter 3 of The Journey to My First 100 Mile Run
June 13, 200904JAN02 Wasson Peak Twenty-one runners gathered at the Sus Picnic Grounds in Saguaro National Monument West at 7am in order to run the Wasson Peak figure eight version of trail. Just before sunrise we ran north on the dirt road for about 2 miles and then made a right at the first T-intersection. Then run another 2 miles east to the Esperanza Trailhead. This trail meanders to the south towards the mountain range for about a mile and gradually increases in elevation until ascending switchbacks until topping out at the saddle junction. I ran fairly hard tot his point in an effort to complete this run listed at 15 miles near 2 hours. Just prior to the start, Ross Zimmerman claimed he had GPS’d the route and it showed 13.6. I personally feel the trail is 14 or 14.25 (I’ve since measured the route with a better GPS and agree with Chase; 14.2 mi.–Ross Z). (more…)
The Journey to My First 100 Mile Run
June 8, 2009The Journey to My First 100 Mile Run
The following entries are a compilation of diary entries from September, 2001 through September, 2002. I entered the Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run for 2002 and kept a log of all of my longer training runs for the entire year before the race. The majority of the runs are from the TTR trail schedule. After perusing through these entries almost 8 years later I found some interesting insights; especially where there is mention of glucose and salt tablets and my reluctance to use a Camelbak. I will publish these entries one at a time over several weeks in order to avoid overburdening the reader. There is a twist at the end of this story so if you have the patience…read on! (more…)
