Training Log Archive: Grandpa Jameson

kinda bummer about yesterday... but it's just running.

I just feel with everything I went through physically this year (sfx, crash, surgery, etc) that I've kind of lost the base I spent years building. I don't have that deep fitness I used to have that would make it possible for me to overcome bad days (getting sick, bad legs, blisters, etc). I used to be able to jump into ANYTHING... just wing it and go for it with some good results. not the case now.

training has been going really, really well but I need to realize that I'm just rebuilding what I lost over the course of the year and it's going to take a while to get it back. after watching and pacing Maggie in leadville my competitive juices got flowing. My desire to get back to race just took over and I signed up for races I had no business doing. 2.5 months is not enough time to get race ready for a 50k let alone a 100k after spending many weeks on the couch. Just dumb... but no regrets.

time to take a step back and change things up a bit. I am still signed up for North Face 50 and I'm really looking forward to running that again, this time on the full course.... but I am detaching from the results. I am going to run for fun... keep building the fitness, surf more, hit the gym hard, have fun and see what happens up there. I'm more excited to see what maggie can do against the best women in the sport.

so i guess the plan is to use the rest of 2012 to see if I can find "it" again. I would still really like to see what I could do with this utlrarunning stuff... i really do love running long on the trails... and racing.

C • right on! 5

quick spinner to clear out my legs & head. felt better after.... and then good times at brunch with the crew... .and then alehouse......

Event: Cuyamaca 100k
 

shit show... literally. starting feeling a bit off friday night but tried no to think about. Felt ok morning of race but had zero energy. race started and everything felt like i was running all out.

progressively got worse. many bathroom breaks in the first 22 miles and then a handful more before the end plus some puking. awesome stuff. nothing would stay in me. i was fumbling the descents and took a good digger. on the rad buffed out single track I couldn't even go sub 8:30 pace descending and it felt like i was going 100%

started the second loop, hiked the climb hoping to settle down but just wanted lay down and take a nap by the time i got to the top. sat on a log an thought about it for a few minutes. i am pretty sure I could have walked/hobbled the final 50k but my heart was not in that. there's a lot of other stuff i want to do this fall (not just running) and forcing a finish in state I was in would have dug a huge hole... still not easy though... sat there for 5 minutes before making the walk of shame back to the finish... not awesome but I'm ok with it i guess.

in the week prior i was able to easily run ~50k's in training, never pushing, feeling way better than i did today in sub 4:30 on courses with same terrain and climbing... so something was for sure off.

nothing i could do about the stomach issues but maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if i was more fit. i definitely rushed in to racing a 100k. I have only been "working out" 2.5 months since my crash and surgery. just not smart....

C • Bummed when I saw you dropp... 2

back to the start/finish

sound sleep all week and rested. ready for a long day on the trails tomorrow...

keeping it rolling... didn't have a solid plan for the week. just took each by how I felt and nothing over and hour first half of week and wanted 30 min runs the days before the race. today was either going to be 30 minutes or off... i have been feeling better by the day with these short runs so kept it going....

tomorrow is going to be epic... perfect weather for a sufferfest too!

good stretching and pvc roller sesh... ready to race.

good times talking with cam.

really good sleep.... early morning meeting or I would have slept more. wanted to knock out run before work though....

mellow lap around the hood with maggie and ruby. ruby is getting fit. ran the whole lap with only one shit break and one water break. legs feel good rested, loose, snappy, and ready to rip.

quick stretching and pvc roller sesh...

lax ball & stick... body is feeling good...

banking good sleep and feeling fresh...

coastal loop with maggie. fall weather in full effect... awesomeness. super windy heading down the coast. legs are feeling awesome and snappy. really looking forward to saturday's sufferfest!

stretching
2 x 5 min plank
myrtl
2 x 10 t push ups
band stretching & mobility
pvc roller

taper tiredness in full effect... zombie sleep.. in bed early!

mellow morning hood loop with Maggie. Dark for about 60% of this run... looking forward to time change.

legs nice and loose and ready to rip.

stretching, foam roller, truestretch

good one.. not as hot as last week....

race week. good lazy day yesterday...

early, ease cruise around the hood with maggie & ruby. ruby's endurance is getting better every fun... can't wait to get in some longer stuff with her this winter.

race week for me and recovery for maggie is good timing. just shaking out the legs. a little sluggish to start but that's typical of a monday morning run, especially after a day off. started to feel the awesomeness around the 2.5 miles mark.

taper sesh...
stretching
swiss ball core circuit - 30 reps each
2 x 10 t-push ups
myrtl
band stretching & mobility
pvc roller