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| Nice work, Adam and Smokey! |
The pace and distance look less than impressive here, but a foot of powder at 10,500' always makes for a good challenge.
A week after the snowshoe race, Wyatt, Dad, and I headed west for the Moab Red Hot 55k trail run. Ultras are growing like crazy, and I was impressed by a solid field.
http://www.strava.com/activities/113877479
For those who are interested in endurance training:
1. Keep the quality.
Doing plenty of long runs and/or rides is definitely important if you want to finish the longer Leadville races, but I believe shorter, quality workouts involving high heart rate and faster pace are just as essential. In 2013, I estimated from the start of the year that averaging 12 minutes/mile in the LT100 Run would allow me to compete for the series win. I just about hit that pace on race day, but it was NOT because I did a lot of training at 12 minutes/mile. In order to become more efficient at that relatively slow pace, I focused on becoming more efficient at faster paces. The majority of my running miles–which, at 40-50 per week were not a ton because I focused on speed and hills–were at 7-9 minutes/mile. I also completed regular workouts of 1-mile and shorter intervals at 5:30/mile and faster. I did not plan to do any of the 100-mile run at significantly elevated heart rate, but I did that often in training. Simply put, working alone or with a training group, partner(s) and/or coach to develop intentional high-end interval workouts on regular basis can really pay off.
{Check out the rest at http://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/2014/02/keep-the-quality/ }
