Sometimes the Coach has to keep the Athlete in Check
Yeah, I wanted to race this weekend: Saturday was the Sandia Mountain Bike Race. Sunday was the Cochiti Triathlon. I would have liked to do both. I told my friend if I didn't do that Triathlon, I may be able to pull off the Mountain Bike race. Thursday Kimmie and I went to Cochiti we swam and then did 1 lap of the bike loop. My average 15 mph, but intensity felt like 20 mph. Then, I was catapolted and took the next day off. I wanted to do it so bad, but with my eyes on
2012 Leadville 50 Mile Trail Race Report
I reached all of my goals: 1 finish: 13:04 (I had a secret goal of doing less than 15 minute miles: just short of that: 15:41, I am very pleased!) 2 Get to the half way point before the monsoon did 3 Had fun Once again, the Mountains of Leadville were very kind to me. Thank You Mountain Momma! Today is the 1 week anniversary and I still have all my toe nails! This was the most awesome experience ever. Other than the actual race in Leadville, the Adventures that lead me to a successful race are what I
I Am Ready
Finally. Yesterday I was scared, scared more than I have ever been going into a race. I have a lot of 12 hours under my belt. Just not a 12 hour run. And with Dawn to Dusk being cancelled 2.5 hours into it, not the base I wanted. I have been so sick and tired, literally this week, that in reality, I should have felt like I do today, on Tuesday. Now that's scary. Now I am ready: Espresso Made Banana Muffins Made Ground Turkey Made Date, Coconut, Cashew Rolls Made Magic Potion Made Energy Level: Argh
Leadville 50 Mile Run Eating Plan
2 x 6 hours Magic Potion 6-8 homemade coconut date rolls 2 x double shot espresso, each with 5 tsp of raw organic sugar 2 x 4 0unces sauteed in olive oil boneless skinless chicken thigh 1 package of Clif Block Black Cherry 1 baked good (home made GF banana muffin or brownie; will have available 2. Lara Bars Will enjoy a coke or pepsi on the course As well as plenty of fresh fruit. At half way point in drop bag: 1 double shot of espresso, 4 ounces of chicken, 1 x 6 hour bottle of magic potion, 1 Odwalla Strawberry C
Pre Race Pneumonia/Crest Trail/ and Goals for Leadville 50 Mile Run
And sometimes, Pre Race pnuemonia is actually: a double eye infection, conjunctivitis that is viral, guessing, that since it's been 5+ days on the meds and it's only partially better. Compounded with Celiac's, and a high altitude run to boot. So the last week has been rough to say the least. The eye thing started about 90% of the way through the Crest Trail run, which was awesome! Post run for 2 days, it felt like I had sand in my eyes, and then, by Friday morning, I knew, I had something going on. Especially since, well,
Leadville 50 Mile Run Training: Aspen Vista: to 12,000 feet
It was 53 when I started; 57 when I finished. Degrees that is, and it felt butt a$$ cold. I didn't want to complain for 2 reasons: 1) it's going to be between 43 and 48 at Leadville Start and 2) it's been so damn hot. Iker's Scared. Scared of the length of the blog post; having 2 last training adventures to blog about. Yesterday was it: The last day. A day that was going to be about 2 miles bigger than I wanted it to be. I needed to get up to 12,000 feet. The
Inflammation and Pain
Do NSAID's; non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, Inhibit healing? Was the question asked: http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/fitness-coach/Does-Advil-Hurt-Healing-20120629.html The influence of anti-inflammatory medication on exercise-induced myogenic precursor cell responses in humans: http://jap.physiology.org/content/103/2/425.short Pain in the body is an indication that there's swelling around or impingement of a nerve . Pain is more likely to be caused by inflammation and it's a red flag response that tells us that something is wrong in our bodies. The best idea is to always listen to it. As a whole, before deciding to take a pill, we should try at least 3 different
Weekend of June 29th:
Not a ton going on but still some notable: Dave Robison and Mike Ridgely tackling the Smurf Boy as part of the 5 month Rocky Hill Ranch 24 hour solo expedition. Nice Job Boys!! Coming on to a Coach and coming on to an organized training plan takes some adjusting: on my part and on clients parts. It does take a little bit of time for us to work out all the details, where we get everything running like a well oiled locomotive. I want to ensure you that we are off to