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Location:

Farmington,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 08, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

 October 21, 2011 Pony Express 50 Mile: 8:30 4th place

March 23-24 2012 Antelope Island Buffalo Run: 23:24:25 hours 12th Place

2013 Flag Rock 10K 1:03 2nd

2012 Utah Triple Crown 8:26:52 Fastest Known Time

2013 Wasatch 100 26:23

2013 Speedgoat 50K 7:16

2013 Moab 55K 5:18

2013 Antelope Island Buffalo 100 Mile Run 18:29 5th

2013 MILLWOOD 100, 3rd finisher

2013 Pony Express Traill 100: 16h53m 1st

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Antelope Island Buffalo Run 100 top 3

2014 Salt Flats 100 (or 50) top 3

2014 Bighorn 100

Speedgoat 2014 sub 7 hours

2014 Wasatch 100 sub 24 hours

2014 The Bear 100 sub 24 hours

Long-Term Running Goals:

Eat food.

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Wed, Feb 15, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

Mt. Wire

I had a realization tonight. I am undertrained for hill climbing. Suck. After the shambles of a run out on Antelope I've fretted over what the problem could be. Most of my running for the past several weeks has been on flat pavement. While I have been getting lots of miles on my feet, I have missed a lot of vert miles and quality trail miles.

Time to activate the Krupicka Plan. I will be going up Mt. Wire twice a day for the rest of my training. This means either a double up in the morning or one in the AM and one in the PM. I will get 10 quality trail miles each day I do this. On days I can only get one I can get 5 miles on the road but from now on the majority of my miles will be trail with serious vert. For the rest of this week I may do one on Wire each day and begin the program of doubles next week.

I went up tonight and was discouraged at how weak I felt, but I know that with more training on the hill I will get strong.

Running down was great. I got my downhill legs back. I love my Cascadias.

 

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From TheMr.K on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 23:42:18 from 67.164.204.6

If you want some vert closer to home you could run up to flag rock and back via 500 South to the Shoreline trail. It's not Mt. Wire but its about 1000' in close to 5 miles round trip. Just a thought.

From MatthewVH on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 23:54:16 from 207.224.207.31

Yeah I was trying to think of something around Farmington that would be good for vert running. I'll consider that, thanks.

From TheMr.K on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 00:14:09 from 67.164.204.6

My leg isn't 100% yet but if you want some company for that route in a week or so, let me know.

From MatthewVH on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 14:28:16 from 69.27.9.106

K can you tell me how to find that flag rock route? Do you know of any other trails that go up into the hills above Farmington and Centerville?

From TheMr.K on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 18:06:44 from 67.164.204.6

There is another trail that goes up into hells hole, a little canyon just south of Steed Creek, but I doubt that trail is a good running trail. I haven't been up it. I have the Flag Rock trail mapped here: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/69514238/?new_route=1

There is a trail that goes up a canyon in Centerville as well. I don't know what it is called and I have never run it but it is about 1,700 feet of elevation gain in just a couple of miles. you can see the trail here: http://www.runningmap.com/?id=354760

Those are the only real trails I am aware of along the foothills.

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