Running 20 miles every other day can be tough.
On Saturday, I ran 20.1 miles and then took a 2 and a half hour nap.
On Sunday, I took a 90 minute nap and then ran 6.6 miles.
On Monday, I ran 21.3 miles and then took an 80 minute nap.
On Tuesday, I went to work and didn’t have a chance to nap, but ran 5.4 miles.
On Wednesday, I ran 24.1 miles but didn’t nap. (I cooked a chicken instead. It was good.)
Thus ends the bulk of my training for the Running From An Angel 50 Miler on January 3rd. This will be my first race that is longer than 50k, and my goal through this training period was to get as many back to back long runs on the weekends as possible with a long(ish) run mid-week as time allowed.
I didn’t get quite what I wanted, although I did bump my weekly mileage up to levels that I haven’t run at since college, hitting over 100 miles the week before Thanksgiving. This week I wanted to do the 3 runs over 20 miles every other day as the last tough training that I was going to get in before starting to taper and letting my body recover. I now have 3 weeks and 3 days before the race to do so.
Next week, I may run as far as 15 miles in one go, but no further. Christmas week, I am going to limit myself to 10 miles in any one run. New Year’s week, I’ll have 1 run that is 50 miles long but otherwise will try not to go over 5 miles at any given time.
That said, does anybody have any good running suggestions for while I am in Vegas?
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December 11th, 2008 at 3:12 am
Not knowing the Vegas area but knowing its reputation for gambling I am thinking that you should be running away from them casinos mate. Being that is your winter those long runs are going to be mighty tough if you have to do them after or before the dreaded work day good luck, I’ve just got to go and turn the air conditioner down
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December 11th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Will you be able to write a race report? Because…well, what happens in Vegas…
December 11th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Well, you did say RUNNING suggestions
That leaves me out, cause you know better than I! You are ret to go!!! Kick some butt…
December 11th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
damn!
December 11th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
WUSport,
I already did those runs. Weather doesn’t bother me much; I can run in most conditions. When my eyes freeze shut is about the time that I call it a day, and the coldest any of those runs got was about 15 degrees fahrenheit.
Ryan,
The race itself is actually a half hour outside of Vegas in the desert, so I should be able to write a race report, I’d think…
Wes,
I’m open to other suggestions if you have them.
December 12th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
wow, that’s a lot of running. i’m really impressed. and, thanks so much for letting me know about once a runner… i’m definitely going to get a copy or 5….
December 14th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Good luck, Blaine.
Tips?
Drink, before you feel thirsty. Eat, before you feel hungry. Run, until you feel like walking. Walk, until you feel like running. Typically, there is a “low” moment, somewhere around the 35 mile mark due to depletion. Good news is, that once you get past that you can (and will) start feeling okay again.
One more: ginger ale or 7up seems to help settle stomach distress.
Have fun.