Time to start gearing up for Hardrock. In the middle of April I developed a case of planter fasciitis, so I decided to take it easy and let it heal. After a couple of weeks off, it felt better but not completely healed. But I needed to get some running in for the Jemez 50 mile race on May 16th. With limited training I went on and ran that race. My foot did not really bother me too much during the race and I ended up finishing about 30 minutes slower than last year in 22nd place with a time of 11:48:37. The amazing thing was that after the race my foot felt awesome. No pain at all. So after an easy week from the Jemez, it is time to start training for the Hardrock 100. The foot hurts a little on and off, but I have decided to just try to run through it and see what happens.
We ran the first hill repeats of the seaon at the Pajarito Ski Area on Wednesday morning. These consist of basically going straight up the Aspen Slope (elevation gain of ~1040 feet in 0.64 miles) and then running straight back down. I felt awesome on this first set of hill repeats and was able to improve my time on each repeat. Times up were 19:25, 19:18, and 19:06.
Tonight I had a good run with Jason. Up Pipeline road and then down Guaje Ridge to Mitchell and back home. With the exception of the emergancy growler, it was a nice evening run. 10.2 miles in 2 hours with 2,400 feet of climbing.
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Beist! I'm really glad to hear your foot is feeling better and not bothering you so you can focus on the big goal of the summer (and beyond). You were way solid on the hillz on Wednesday morning...all three climbs under 20 minutes is great for a season opener. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThe Beist strikes again! Nice to see a post from you, congrats on getting into HR. Is Jason going to pace you?
ReplyDeleteHey JV,
ReplyDeleteActually, Jason is going to pace our friend Tom Stockton. Dan Hadlich and Jeff Kunkle are scheduled to pace me.