Training for 100 Miles - 23 Weeks to Goal Race Cascades 100 in Oregon

 Running Goal 3, 2023 finished on the way to Ultra 100 in August 2023–The Grasslands Trail Marathon is complete. I finished in 5 hours and 19 minutes. Missing my time goal by 19 minutes, I am still excited to see my conditioning improving each week and feel that I am progressing as needed to be ready in August to run the Cascades 100. Race Result

Running Goal 4, 2023 on the way to Ultra 100 – Complete the Ultra Marathon 50K (31 Miles) Wild Canyon Ultra on 4/22/23. Goal 1 for the race is to finish the race with a steady effort with my secondary goal of finishing in under 6 hours and 45 minutes.

There's no other race in Texas like this - and not many in the US for that matter.  The races take place on a rocky single-track trail that loops the course. You'll experience red rock canyons and buffalo herds that roam wild. You'll run through prairie dog towns on a course that's beautiful yet tough and rugged; down to the canyon's bottom and up to cliff tops with a 100-mile view.  

My base mileage over the next 4 weeks will be in the mid-’50s and I will run long runs of 18, 20, 22, and 20 miles followed by runs the following day of 10, 8, and 10.

Training Plan Week Starting 3/20/2023 – 23 Weeks to Race Week – Total Miles (47)

Monday – Rest / Strength

Tuesday - 8 Miles Trail 4 WU - 4 ME

Wednesday - 5 miles EZ

Thursday - Run 6  Vo2 - 1.5 WU - 400 x 10 w 350 Rec

Friday - Rest / Stretch / Walk

Saturday – Run 18 Road Whiterock Lake with friends

Sunday – Run 10 Trail CRP  WEFG