Some more fleshed-out details of my training is something that I've had a few requests for, so I thought I'd give it a shot this week, but I'm not sure whether I'll make it a regular deal. I record my training in detail in other (more private) places, but ever since I've been a runner I've been interested in the specifics of other runner's training, so since there is an expressed interest in mine I feel a little compelled to oblige that interest.
Having said that, I find writing and reading these posts to be pretty dull. The sheer nuts and bolts of a training regimen just aren't that interesting when put down in black and white. Successful performances in distance running typically come as the result of an enormous back-log of surprisingly unvarying, unexciting (to the non-actor, at least) repetition and that is especially true of my training so far in 2010. No secrets will be divulged here because there are none to reveal. Enjoy your running, believe in it, do it consistently, and it will usually work. (Ah, but that usually is what confounds everything...)
Finally, in the interest of spicing up what are sure to be otherwise exceedingly dreary posts I will probably entertain myself by also posting a song (of a hopefully live performance) that I find to be particularly compelling (but not necessarily entirely cutting edge or completely contemporaneous...I'm not a full-on hipster) that particular week. If it helps turn someone else on to a band that I find to be especially awesome, great.
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02-15-2010
Mon-AM: 14 miles (2:04) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
PM: 14 miles (2:02) Green Mt. up Amp-down Ranger, 2800'
32:19 PR up the frontside (6:45, 12:35, 18:40, 29:40)
02-16-2010
Tue-AM: 14 miles (2:10) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
Predictably tired after yesterday evening.
02-17-2010
Wed-AM: 14 miles (2:09) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
50th summit--ran down with Jocelyn.
PM: 14 miles (2:00) Green Mt. Amp-Greenman, 2800'
32:49 for the climb up the frontside. 14min barefoot.
02-18-2010
Thu-AM: 14 miles (2:09) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
A good bit tired again...hmm...a pattern? 7min barefoot.
02-19-2010
Fri-AM: 14 miles (2:11) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
4" fresh snow slowed things considerably
PM: 13 miles (2:10) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
With Jocelyn at 6:30pm, so the whole run was in the dark.
02-20-2010
Sat-AM: 15 miles (2:15) Green Mt. Ranger-Bear Canyon, 3000'
With Dan K. 2" fresh snow and snowing the whole way.
02-21-2010
Sun-AM: 17 miles (2:33) Green Mt. Ranger-Bear Canyon+, 3000'
~6" fresh powder on the trail slowed things way down.
Total
-Miles: 143
-Hours: 21h 43min
-Vertical: 28,400'
-Green Mt: 56 summits (after 52 days)
This has been an extremely heartening week. The previous week I had to be cautious because the knee seemed to have a tiny relapse and I was a little gun-shy (run-shy?) as a result, content to just get in the default 2 hr Green ascent every day. However, this week I struck upon the seemingly newly-sustainable plan of doing a Double Green every-other-day and it has worked out very nicely. So, this was a big week in the statistical categories. Right now I am very content with the privilege to make it up into the mountains so consistently, so I don't really have a lot to complain about.
This morning I tentatively tested out my knee with a run that was significantly over 2 hr in duration by tacking on a couple extra miles on the Creek Path at the end of the run. Sitting here right now it seemed to have gone pretty much fine--past experience informs me, however, that I won't really know how the knee has truly reacted until my run tomorrow. A few images from this morning's outing:
Finally, I've been enjoying these fellas for quite a while now, so here's some shameless pop pleasure to get your head boppin' for the next week:
Having said that, I find writing and reading these posts to be pretty dull. The sheer nuts and bolts of a training regimen just aren't that interesting when put down in black and white. Successful performances in distance running typically come as the result of an enormous back-log of surprisingly unvarying, unexciting (to the non-actor, at least) repetition and that is especially true of my training so far in 2010. No secrets will be divulged here because there are none to reveal. Enjoy your running, believe in it, do it consistently, and it will usually work. (Ah, but that usually is what confounds everything...)
Finally, in the interest of spicing up what are sure to be otherwise exceedingly dreary posts I will probably entertain myself by also posting a song (of a hopefully live performance) that I find to be particularly compelling (but not necessarily entirely cutting edge or completely contemporaneous...I'm not a full-on hipster) that particular week. If it helps turn someone else on to a band that I find to be especially awesome, great.
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02-15-2010
Mon-AM: 14 miles (2:04) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
PM: 14 miles (2:02) Green Mt. up Amp-down Ranger, 2800'
32:19 PR up the frontside (6:45, 12:35, 18:40, 29:40)
02-16-2010
Tue-AM: 14 miles (2:10) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
Predictably tired after yesterday evening.
02-17-2010
Wed-AM: 14 miles (2:09) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
50th summit--ran down with Jocelyn.
PM: 14 miles (2:00) Green Mt. Amp-Greenman, 2800'
32:49 for the climb up the frontside. 14min barefoot.
02-18-2010
Thu-AM: 14 miles (2:09) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
A good bit tired again...hmm...a pattern? 7min barefoot.
02-19-2010
Fri-AM: 14 miles (2:11) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
4" fresh snow slowed things considerably
PM: 13 miles (2:10) Green Mt. Ranger-Greenman, 2800'
With Jocelyn at 6:30pm, so the whole run was in the dark.
02-20-2010
Sat-AM: 15 miles (2:15) Green Mt. Ranger-Bear Canyon, 3000'
With Dan K. 2" fresh snow and snowing the whole way.
02-21-2010
Sun-AM: 17 miles (2:33) Green Mt. Ranger-Bear Canyon+, 3000'
~6" fresh powder on the trail slowed things way down.
Total
-Miles: 143
-Hours: 21h 43min
-Vertical: 28,400'
-Green Mt: 56 summits (after 52 days)
This has been an extremely heartening week. The previous week I had to be cautious because the knee seemed to have a tiny relapse and I was a little gun-shy (run-shy?) as a result, content to just get in the default 2 hr Green ascent every day. However, this week I struck upon the seemingly newly-sustainable plan of doing a Double Green every-other-day and it has worked out very nicely. So, this was a big week in the statistical categories. Right now I am very content with the privilege to make it up into the mountains so consistently, so I don't really have a lot to complain about.
This morning I tentatively tested out my knee with a run that was significantly over 2 hr in duration by tacking on a couple extra miles on the Creek Path at the end of the run. Sitting here right now it seemed to have gone pretty much fine--past experience informs me, however, that I won't really know how the knee has truly reacted until my run tomorrow. A few images from this morning's outing:
(Monochromatic views of the Flatirons for the fourth day in a row, striding up to the Gregory Canyon trailhead.)
(Standing in a cloud on summit #56.)
(Exquisite view while exiting the mouth of Bear Canyon.)
(Despite the good week of running, this weather makes me long for the days when The Roost was my apartment and it was warm enough to be sans shirt: night-before-LT100-logistics-prep at my secret campsite, August 2009.)
Finally, I've been enjoying these fellas for quite a while now, so here's some shameless pop pleasure to get your head boppin' for the next week:
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