Wildcat Mountain 1/2 marathon - 8:30 A.M.
20s, a little snow, muddy
mind/body - good
Hard effort
Whew! That was tough! It's been a long time since I've felt that searing of the lungs and I tell you what - I don't miss it!
My initial goal was 1.25 so I was close but not my best performance. I ended up 3rd overall and (hate to say it) I won the master's division. I ended up with a 6:42 pace on a trail course with 1800 ft. of elevation gain. Major props to the winner who clocked a time just under 1.22 (6:15 pace). I went through 5K in 18:27 and 10K in 39:55. I lost contact with the two in front of me right around the 5 mile mark when I realized I was beyond my red line. The hills are where I started to reel them in but just I was closing the hill became a DOWN hill and that's all she wrote with those guys have better leg speed. It's a good start to the speed work but I have a lot of work to do. Race results posted here soon.
Did I happen to mention I don't miss this short stuff? I'd rather drag the battle out over a 1/2 a day or so....
On another note, last night I did some training for our burrito competition that will be held next Saturday, November 21st. I ate 2 Qdoba veggie burritos in 8 minutes! I wasn't even trying! First one went down in 3 minutes, just my normal eating. Second one went down a little slower as I became somewhat full. 3 burritos is going to be challenge but I've gotta be considered the favorite at this point. If anyone wants to join us we will be at Chipotle in Castle Rock - 5642 Allen Way - 303-663-0552 @ 11 A.M. The challenge is to eat 3 Chipotle burritos - first one done wins cash and prizes and declared CRUD burrito champion of the world.
6 comments:
I'm going to beat your time at the Rock Canyon half marathon, and it's a slower course!
My money is on Grimes to win any eating contest. Just one more thing SCRUD dominates at.
mmm-hmm JT
Description of Rock Canyon 1/2 marathon Course: The race was run just over 2 miles in City Park, then went down to the Arkansas River Trail. It was basically an out and back course going about 5 1/2 miles west to the base of Pueblo Dam and back. It was run on dirt and asphalt trails along the Arkansas River, with a short distance on concrete. No traffic and great views. Despite the name the course is FLAT however, there was one short, steep hill about 12 3/4 miles into the race, which goes from the river trail back up to City Park.
And you still won't be my time.
Nice work! 1st place in the masters is tough business old man. You beat my 1/2 marathon time by 20 secs, but I was held up by a herd of buffalo a mile out from the finish...
For the eating comp they should make you do a hot lap around the block. If you lose it you're penalized 5 mins.
Scott,
frequent reader here,
and curious about the training that has made you so fast!
Do you do any HR training?
Do you mind sharing your general approach?
thanks,
Matt
Matt,
First - thanks for reading. My blog is my training log so everyone can see what I do from day to day.
I generally run 5 days a week to include: uptempo hour run, interval workout, 2 easy hour runs, and one long run of two hours. This is my normal schedule. When I'm gearing up for a race it varies depending up the race. A couple examples would be: Hard Rock, where 4 of my runs are done with elevation gain, any 100 I will do back to back long runs of 5-6 hours (one day fast, the next slow). If I'm training for a flat 50K or 50 mile then I'll do mile repeats at LT and then another day of 1.5 hours at marathon pace. Confusing huh?
I guess what I'm saying is that I will try to simulate the race conditions as best as possible with a 12 week training cycle. I am not huge mileage guy (avg. 70) - quality over quantity. I learned that from Paul Dewitt who coached me last year. I'm certainly not the fastest guy out there but I like to believe I can compete no matter the distance. In my younger days I was actually a better short distance runner as opposed to ultras but as I got older (and wiser) I lost some of that speed. I've been doing ultras for 6 years now and I'm finally getting the hang of it.
In the end it's consistency and persistence that will be the difference. Hope that helps
Thanks, Scott.
You bet it helps.
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