Miles:
9839 total / 1666 in 2012
Goal:

16hr hiking; Sub 10:30 100k(x); Sub 7:15 50 Miler; Sub 2:58 mary; Sub 1:25 half; Sub 18:30 5k; 2012 running miles by 8/15/12; 155 gym trips; 250 sub 7:00 miles.

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  • 33 miles
  • 04:42 time
  • 08:28 pace
  • 3811 calories
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good Holiday Lake 50K++ 33.26 mi 04:42 08:28 pace

I had an agreement with myself that if I ran this race slower than 4:40 I would take a recovery week from running as people smarter than me have been urging me to take more than a day or 2 for the last 2.5 years and I haven't listened. Today I realized while I recover fairly average...one week between intense races is not enough...even if they are not both ultras....I think on fresh legs if I didnt do tybee last saturday I couldve ran sub 4:25. My legs were hosed after mile 15 and I promised myself that I would tough it oout even though it was not easy or that fun slogging through it. I think I gained some strength running on tired legs and probably more importantly wore myself out to the point where I need a break rather than just opt into one.

4 months ago

Calories
3811
  • Chris M.
    Chris M.
    Chris M.

    Your tired worn out pace is still awesome. Try to enjoy the rest :)

    4 months ago • Like • 2 people

  • James B.
    James B.
    James B.

    thanks Chris...I will try and not get too antsy!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Bob
    Bob
    Bob

    It was a great workout, though, and with some time to let the training effect do it's magic, you'll be better for it. But you do have to let it soak in. Meanwhile, that's a great effort on pooped legs!

    4 months ago • Like • 1 person

  • Chris B.
    Chris B.
    Chris B.

    Nice 50K Run.James....Great Results!!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Karen F.
    Karen F.
    Karen F.

    Rest in the world of James means a nice week of heavy upper extremity and core work... I just have that feeling....Great job, James!! You are one of those guys that just amazes me each and every time you post!

    4 months ago • Like • 1 person

  • Greg P.P
    Greg P. Congrats
    Greg P. Congrats:

    Awesome job James!

    4 months ago

  • John E.
    John E.
    John E.

    Nice work James...

    4 months ago • Like

  • Aaron E.
    Aaron E.
    Aaron E.

    Great job J! Enjoy the rest!!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Aaron M.
    Aaron M.
    Aaron M.

    Congrats! I think I burn myself out by 20 miles every time I do Holiday Lake. It's too runnable! :)

    As for the back to back weekends, I think you can get to the point where you can do decently well, but you'll always tell yourself you could have done better at one of the races if you did only that one...

    4 months ago • Like

  • James B.
    James B.
    James B.

    Thanks Aaron...I expected to see you- no Beast this year?

    4 months ago • Like

  • The Emerging R.
    The Emerging R. Great Performance
    The Emerging R. Great Performance:

    Amazing that you managed that pace over 33 miles. I PR'd for a 4 mile race at the same pace yesterday and had nothing left at the end. Wow.

    4 months ago

  • Eli D.
    Eli D.
    Eli D.

    REST!!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Mike B.
    Mike B.
    Mike B.

    No doubt a strict two week taper would have done wonders. I think that ultrarunners, especially fast ones like yourself, can do well, but not ideal with back to back weekends. We are not all Michael Wardians. This was a mistake I made a lot in 2008 and 2009, thinking I could do a "casual" marathon the week before a 50 miler, or 50k and think it wouldn't hurt the performance. Live and learn, but a 33.3 miles run at 8:28 pace is a good training run for something bigger.

    3 months ago • Like • 1 person

  • Rob Y.
    Rob Y.
    Rob Y.

    Nice race! Haven't run HL since the original course which was accurate and had a lot of road and was run in the summer! Long time ago! Yeah folks can run back to backs all they want, but if you want to maximize your potential you must not race too frequently. 2 weeks is definitely not enough time between hard efforts IMHO. Eyes on the prize always! Figure out what's most important and make that the focus, everything else is just training and filler but not 100% effort.

    3 months ago • Like