March 2021 Week 13 Training 2021 Leadville 100

" Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking"Oswald  Chambers. 

Week 12 of training felt rather monotonous. The main goal of week 12 was to maintain another 40+ mile week of running, because 50, 60, and 70-mile weeks are not far away. The previous Saturday marathon had my legs feeling heavy and slow all week long adding to the mental aspect of training for and running ultras. 

Tip - At times training, and even racing 100 miles will feel repetitive. Remember your why; your goal for the week, your why for the race. Keep moving forward the best you can and perhaps slow the pace down as needed. Don't give up now you will feel good again.   

Week Twelve recap (Maintain another 40+ mile Week)

Tuesday's 7 -mile road Run. A nice easy 2-mile warm-up followed up by 2 miles @ 8-minute miles - 1-mile recovery - 2 miles @ 8:30 minute miles. Legs a little heavy would like to have run both sets around 8-minute miles. Still a successful workout. 

Thursday I ran 8 miles on the road A nice easy 2-mile warm-up followed up by 6 miles at a moderate little slower than normal steady-state effort. 

Saturday 15 miles trail at the Greenbelt - 11 miles at a very easy effort with the last 4 miles power hiking. 

Sunday  10 miles @ (CRP) 5-miles warming up running a full loop of technical and steep trails - then 4 X Fast-paced Quad busting downhill Repeats/power hike up - I cut this run short once I hit my main goal of the week of hitting 40 miles for the week. 

Week 12  finished out with 40 total miles, 2,191' of climbing, and 2,326' of descending.  

My planned Workouts for Week 13

Week 13 - Week Ending April 4, 2021

Monday - Monday is my Recovery Day

Tuesday - 7-mile road run @ 2 WU - 4 WEFG (Goal for this run this week keep total miles up to be ready for the long run on Saturday )

Wednesday - 30-minute Plyometrics workout (for muscle power, fitness, and fatigue resistance) 

Thursday - 8 Steady trail miles  (Goal for this run this week keep total miles up to be ready for the long run on Saturday )

Friday - 30 Min strength workout (for fatigue resistance, muscle power)

Saturday - 20-mile trail run (Run steady at a moderate easy ultra effort, work on nutrition, add another 20+ mile run to my legs)

Sunday - 13 trail miles @ (CRP) Trails with significant climbing (running on tired legs for endurance, fatigue resistance, muscle power)

* You can see how each run progresses in my Strava feed below

Photos from Saturdays run at the Greenbelt