221 days until the 2012 Leadville Trail 100 Mile Run...
Race registration is closed! Those who were thinking about registering don't have to think anymore :o) Pretty cool that the toughest Leadville event closed out first. I haven't run any of the others but I can't imagine that any of the other races is more gratifying and painful... and frustrating.... and tiring....and crazier than this one!
Isn't this beautiful? I would have appreciated the beauty of Turquoise Lake more during my 2005 run if it weren't for several obstacles. #1 - it was dark the first time I ran around it since it was at 5 am in the morning. #2 - I was dead tired the next time I ran around it about 25 hours later :o) The Leadville Trail 100 mile run course runs around the south and east sides of Turquoise Lake from approximately miles 5-12 and miles 88-95 of the race. Once runners get around the north side of the lake, they begin to trek into the mountains you see behind the lake.
Great workout this morning! Following Mr. DeDoncker's advice on inclined power walking, Rick and I decided to ramp it up a little more (pun intended). It was hard but it was good - we could tell that we had improved from last week.
45 minutes total
0 - 39:00 incline 12, level 4.3, 75 seconds on, 15 seconds off
39:00 - 42:00 incline 15, level 4.3, 75 seconds on, 15 seconds off
42:00 - 45:00 incline 15, level 5.0, 75 seconds on, 15 seconds off
3 sets of 18 reps on bench press - 135 lbs.
A little scary on my last two sequences on the treadmill - my feet started to slip as the amount of perspiration I generated began to make the treadmill more slippery. I was tempted to grab onto the handlebar just in case but decided not to. Will have to think about how to handle this situation in the future.
I don't expect that every workout will be more difficult than the previous one but it does feel good to take it up a notch from the previous workout.
Until my next post, have a great day! DIG DEEP!
Race registration is closed! Those who were thinking about registering don't have to think anymore :o) Pretty cool that the toughest Leadville event closed out first. I haven't run any of the others but I can't imagine that any of the other races is more gratifying and painful... and frustrating.... and tiring....and crazier than this one!
2012 Leadville Race Series Schedule
| Race | Race Dates | Registration Close | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| LQS Austin Rattler 100 | April 21 | April 18 | OPEN NOW |
| LQS Barn Burner 104 | June 2 | May 30 | OPEN NOW |
| LQS Wilmington Whiteface 100 | June 17 | June 13 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Trail 100 Run Training Camp | June 23-25 | June 15 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Trail Marathon | June 30 | June 23 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Trail Heavy Half Marathon | June 30 | June 23 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Trail 100 MTB Training Camp | July 5-8 | TBD | OPEN SOON |
| Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB | July 14 | July 5 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Silver Rush 50 Run | July 15 | July 5 | OPEN NOW |
| Silver King & Silver Queen | July 14-15 | July 5 | OPEN NOW |
| LQS Tahoe Trail 100 | July 22 | July 18 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Trail 100 MTB | Aug 11 | January 31 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville 10K Run | Aug 12 | August 5 | OPEN NOW |
| Leadville Trail 100 Run | Aug 18-19 | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Leadman & Leadwoman | Multiple Dates | January 31 | OPEN NOW |
| LQS Alpine Odyssey 100 | September 15 | September 12 | OPEN NOW |
Isn't this beautiful? I would have appreciated the beauty of Turquoise Lake more during my 2005 run if it weren't for several obstacles. #1 - it was dark the first time I ran around it since it was at 5 am in the morning. #2 - I was dead tired the next time I ran around it about 25 hours later :o) The Leadville Trail 100 mile run course runs around the south and east sides of Turquoise Lake from approximately miles 5-12 and miles 88-95 of the race. Once runners get around the north side of the lake, they begin to trek into the mountains you see behind the lake.
Great workout this morning! Following Mr. DeDoncker's advice on inclined power walking, Rick and I decided to ramp it up a little more (pun intended). It was hard but it was good - we could tell that we had improved from last week.
45 minutes total
0 - 39:00 incline 12, level 4.3, 75 seconds on, 15 seconds off
39:00 - 42:00 incline 15, level 4.3, 75 seconds on, 15 seconds off
42:00 - 45:00 incline 15, level 5.0, 75 seconds on, 15 seconds off
3 sets of 18 reps on bench press - 135 lbs.
A little scary on my last two sequences on the treadmill - my feet started to slip as the amount of perspiration I generated began to make the treadmill more slippery. I was tempted to grab onto the handlebar just in case but decided not to. Will have to think about how to handle this situation in the future.
I don't expect that every workout will be more difficult than the previous one but it does feel good to take it up a notch from the previous workout.
Until my next post, have a great day! DIG DEEP!
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