Training Log Archive: Grandpa Jameson

super fun day just hanging out in steamboat yesterday. took the gondola to the top of the mtn and fi ripped around all over the place. then bloody marys n one the deck up there. some hot tub and beer time with maggie. then hanging out and some beers in town. killer day.

heading home later today. i'll be coming back next year for redemption... in the 50 miler!! love it here and running the 50 on this mountain would be sick!!

super fun run in steamboat with maggie before hitting the road for home. ran some the 50 mile course out. legs felt good climbing. quads a bit sore descending but nothing crazy. perfect fall temps.

good sleep. not too sore today... but the spot where i had the cramp is still really sore. i can feel it walking around and no way i could run today because of it. so weird.

Event: Run Rabbit Run 100 Miler
 

RACE DAY!... finally!

slept 9-530. wide awake at 530 and full of stoked.

watched start of tortoise race and then breakfast with Fi. Hard to get nervous or worry to too much while hanging out with the Fifinator. love it.

well... this didn't go how I had hoped it would. felt great from the gun and was just cruising. Long hike up to Mt Werner and I was sitting some where in the top 15 on the steep ski run hike and not pushing. once we got to the fireroad i was going super easy and right with a bunch of guys. everybody was shifting all over the place. I think I was around 5th or 6th as we hit the first aid station at mile and i was feeling awesome.

I was cruising on the single track to the next aid at 11.8. Not pushing at all and just rolling the descents. i was just in my own head and thinking about a bunch of random stuff. right before the aid station i rolled up on 2nd-4th with another guy right behind me. I refilled at the aid station and was out before some of the guys but was caught on the long descent down Fish Creek Falls. It's pretty technical and I wasn't going to push it. Got the road with a good group and just sat in. Got the Olympian hall aid at mile 22 feeling great and got to see Maggie, Fi, and Lucy. Spent some time restocking and i was out.

My plan was to dial it back even more now since I was closer to the front than I wanted to be. I power hiked the steep fireroad climbs and this where things started to weird. I couldn't stop yawning all of a sudden and I was just feeling like I wanted to take a nap. I popped some caffeine and kept eating and drinking. I cam around a bit by mile 28 and was just rolling the descent into that Cow Creek aid station at mile 30.1. I felt ok but i was starting to get a gnarly cramp in my gut. I've got them before and usually get them to go away rather quickly.

I jogged the flatish two miles to the start of the next climb and my gut just started seizing up. every time i would run it felt like i was getting stabbed in the guy. this usually happens when i am dehydrated... and i was. hadn't peed in a while and when i did it was dark. so weird. i was drinking a lot, more than normal. a mix of roctane and water. so a good mix.

the next 10+ miles were me shuffling and hiking the climbs and not trying to jog the descents... but it wasn't happening. I walked a lot just hoping my gut would release because my legs felt good and the wanted to go. I kept trying but could run more than 20 steps without my gut totally seizing. so fucking weird.

The final 3 miles sealed the deal for me. it had been a couple hour of not being able to run already and i couldn't even jog the 3 miles fireroad to the aid station. luckily i brought a headlamp "just in case". Maggie tried giving me tough love and tried to get me back on it. I sat outside we went inside to the aid station to warm up and eat. I ate some ramen but it went right through me.

it wasn't that hard of decision. I hadn't really run in about 3 hours and I couldn't imagine just walking another 60+ in the below freezing night. so i quit.

C • THIS SUCKS 1

9-530. bummed i couldn't sleep longer but I've been banking it. woke up at 530 and started thinking about tomorrow... so no getting back to sleep.

staying at a killer condo that is a less 5 min walk to start/finish.

busy day. one more time through drop bags. check in and drop them off at 330. race meeting at 6.

mellow shakeout with shad. legs and body felt fantastic.

more great sleep, more crazy ass dreams. feeling rested for sure. leave for steamboat later today.

super mellow spin on the river path before hitting the road.

more super deep sleep. Forced myself to get up a 615 to get cracking at work so I can call it day around noon.

body feels good. not a fan of tapering... never have been

finished up packing all my dropbags yesterday afternoon. a lot of warm clothes. will recheck once we get to steamboat before i have to drop them off on thursday.

C • Drop bags 8

cruising on the river path. didn't pay attention to pace and just ran by feel. good sign it was in the low 7s. legs felt. standard race lethargy setting in.

love the claytons. maybe my favorite hoka for flat stuff.

mega sleep and crazy dreams. also took a solid 2 hour nap yesterday after watching the bolts shit the bed.

only two days of work this week... and should hopefully be pretty mellow.

feeling really good an chomping at the bit. last 4 weeks leading up to race week:

5 weeks out: 18:38 - 78.4 miles/9,868 ft of climbing
4 weeks out: 17:47 - 83.1 miles/11,098 ft of climbing
3 weeks out: 14:45 - 54.7 miles/7,837 ft of climbing
2 weeks out: 11:32 - 45.8 miles/4,445 ft of climbing
RACE WEEK!

solid reduction of hours and miles. hoping i hit it right.

Just some easy stuff to keep moving this week. Hopefully another sauna session this afternoon to loosen up.

super mellow spin and felt great. kept it on the river path to avoid having to work up any hills..