Got the link to this article from Ward (regarding altitude).
KJ talks about how much he eats and drinks during an ultra. 13L of H20 at WS100, but only 5 at UTMB.
Roes hints he may be done at Western.
Want to improve? Run with a bow. That terrain is pretty bad ass.
10 miles. I felt good – best I have since the 100. I upped this to steady over the run, effectively turning it into an out and back run with the back as a tempo effort. Nothing real zippy but faster than I have in a bit. Gorgeous day but the winds picked up on the way back.
Must feel good to get back to it and feel like things are "clicking". And I don't mean tendons :)
ReplyDeleteHaven't run with a bow, but I ran solo with a hefty sharpened pine bough like some sort of caveman, after I heard wolves near Aspen (a couple of years ago)!
Never had a confirm on the wolves, meant to stop by Sopris ranger office. But I know coyotes pretty well, and those deep, lonesome howls were different. The whole valley was echoing with them, and I was the only human around until later in the morning. Freaky.
It does feel good to get back a bit.
ReplyDeleteI have run solo at night in those hills west of Boulder and have freaked myself out ... convinced that a mtn lion is around every turn.