18 and 6; finishing the 18 with a 3.7 that I ran on my wedding day 9 years ago! My wife and I talked that we averaged 1 kid per 3 years and we have seen a lot in the last 9 years. I am blessed to have her by my side.
Saturday
I woke at a quarter to 5 to get ready to run. The 3.7 Rice Lake Classic began at 8 and my plan was to get as many miles in before that race with my wife. I actually had to wait in my garage and watch as the rain was pounding down on the pavement and the thunder was pounding on my eardrums. It was coming down.
I had to wait for about 15 minutes. In that time, I cut some holes in a garbage bag in order to at the least keep my phone and music dry. It was dark and off I went. It rained for the first 30 minutes or so and I watched the sun come up as I ran the race route on my way back to my house to refuel. As I crossed over the bike bridge over county road 81 and began to cruise down the hill on the other side, I was reminded of my greatest purpose that day. My cousin Dann and good friend got married. On the way down the slope out of the corner of my right eye I saw a HUGE bald eagle soaring across the Eastern sky. My first reaction was tears. I thought of that committment. The marriage and the committment to our great country. That Eagle didn't flap once all the way across the sky. Awesome sign that gave me great perspective on the day. So honored.
I was home to refuel in 9 miles and was off again. Kate was just waking up so I was at the least able to communicate. She actually brought up a new shirt for me. Thanks hon! I reapplied vasaline, dropped the headphones, refilled the EFS, and off I was for the next 60 minutes until I was to meet Kate at Rice Lake for the race. I took off through the park reserve and was actually cut off at one point by a downed tree. I wondered if that was from the nights storms or because of the lack of government activity around the Three Rivers Parks. I turned and took a new path (which I needed to trudge through a foot of water for a hundred yards or so) and headed to Rice Lake. I was starting to feel pretty tired by now as this is the longest I have run since the Superior 50 K in may. I got to "Freedom Field" at about 7:45 and was set to stand around for 15 minutes. I was able to talk one of the workers into giving me a banana. He mentioned usually we don't give out food before the race ( I was thinking "dude, I am 15 miles into my run"). I didn't say that but needed the fuel and appreciate his providing me with it. I really enjoyed Kate and I's time together. She did a great job and I am super proud of her. Not only for completing the 3.7 (mostly running), but for being such a great mom and really sacrificing her running to take care of our third child (daughter Hannah). I am very thankful to be married to such a wonderful, devoted woman. Kate- I Love You!!
Back to the race- It was great and a struggle for the both of us. I have been running more than Kate so it was good that we were both struggling a bit to finish. We got to the final hill and I took off up it. Kate ran the whole thing as well. I am very proud of her for how she ran this race. Then it was off to the wedding. Honored!
Sunday was HOT!!!!!! I was out the door by 10 and intended to run more than 6 miles. 1 scoop of EFS wasn't enough to fuel that and I was sweating like a faucet was turned on. I am very content in getting 6 in as this is the first time that I have done multiple days in a row of significant miles. Next weekend is a bit lighter 10 and 8. I will shift to Sunday and Monday next week and tomorrow will do weights and rest on Tuesday. Wed will be a cross train day and Thurs will go longer along with comboing Friday. Saturday weights and Sun Mon long again. Till next time...
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Superior 50 Mile Training Program
I was going to do Voyager, but end of the month, necessity to perform in July, and having not trained much in the last few weeks all played a role in me signing up for Superior instead. I'm glad I did sign up for that race as last night as I was standing outside the Creamery in Scandia, I talked to the pastor who officiated Specialist P4 Carlson of the US Army. Great wedding and he and Nina are a perfect fit!!
The pastor... he talked about the section of Superior between county road 1 and county road 6. As we spoke, he said him and a friend (who has run the Sawtooth 100) from the church ran that section not long ago. One of the first things he said was that the goal was to run between 22 and 24 minute miles. I have seen the times that are run there and there were only 2 runners that finished the 100 mile inside of 30 hours. I don't believe there were any that finished in a day.
That's enough here for now. I signed up for the Superior 50 mile and will be following a program that I have created to train for it. This program will be dynamic and can change at any time. For example, I was scheduled to run 22 and 10 in the last two days and due to the heat as well as the wedding, was only able to get 18 and 6. I'll write more on that in a minute.
The pastor... he talked about the section of Superior between county road 1 and county road 6. As we spoke, he said him and a friend (who has run the Sawtooth 100) from the church ran that section not long ago. One of the first things he said was that the goal was to run between 22 and 24 minute miles. I have seen the times that are run there and there were only 2 runners that finished the 100 mile inside of 30 hours. I don't believe there were any that finished in a day.
That's enough here for now. I signed up for the Superior 50 mile and will be following a program that I have created to train for it. This program will be dynamic and can change at any time. For example, I was scheduled to run 22 and 10 in the last two days and due to the heat as well as the wedding, was only able to get 18 and 6. I'll write more on that in a minute.
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