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Events:Stone Cat 50 Mile Trail Race November 6, 2010 Middlesex Fells Trail Race December 4, 2010 AMC Mountaineering Committee Ice Program Winter 2011 AMC Mountaineering Committee Rock Program Spring 2011 Pictures:AlbumRunning Data:20102009 2008 |
Fri, 15 Jan 2010Since running the Stone Cat Trail Race in November I've been pretty lazy. Yeah. Sure, I managed the Fells Trail Race 8-mile version. I even showed up before the start this time. I had a great time running with Emily, but since then I have mostly been hanging around at home. One high point came with the delivery of the January/Febuary 2010 issue of Ultrarunning which prominently (page 62) featured a picture of the backs of Breakheart Dan and yours truly illustrating Stone Cat. Another came on the very day of the Fells Trail Race when the Western States Endurance Run held its lottery, and our friend trailgrrl Michelle was chosen to run 100 miles through some of the most spectacular landscape in California this coming June. Since then, while my friends have donned snowshoes to run through the winter, I have been nestled all snug in my bed while visions of sugarplums danced in my head. See the recipe I used for sugarplums here. I made these immediately after watching the Boston Ballet's Nutcracker. They tasted mysteriously like Lara Bars. I love Lara Bars, but I'm inspred to make more of my own trail food. Having rested way too much the last couple of months I decided to try to arrest the inevitable slide of my well-honed conditioning with a short run. I managed just over 7 miles on Monday in about 1:05 for an average pace of a bit over 9 minutes per mile. My heart rate averaged 156 beats per minute. I've registered for the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run on July 18 and 19, a week before my daughter's 15th birthday. This race, along with Western States, Leadville, and Wasatch Front, is one of the 4 classic 100 mile races forming the ultrarunning grand slam. It also offers the unique experience of running with horses, as the race is also an endurance riding event. I understand the campsite I've reserved is in the same meadow where the horses are turned out before the race. Deadlastultrarunner Steve is also registered for Vermont, and he's a great guy to run with so I'll have excellent company. We're also planning to convince a couple of other friends to join us. Steve's got an ambitious racing schedule planned for the next few months. I expect I'll join a few of those. I'd also like to make a Presidential Traverse early this summer. We'll see. |
