What races/events are you planning to do in the next few months?

Sure! · May 9, 2012

Just wondering what everyone else has on their near-term schedule?

I've decided to make it a '5k summer':

Run for the Mountain 5k on May 19, 2012 (trail run)
(chances are good I'll do a 5k trail run on June 2, 2012 but I haven't signed up...)
Gaspin' in the Aspen 5k on June 16, 2012 (trail run)
Snowbowl Rd hill climb 7miles on July 22, 2012 (pavement - 7 miles and 2200 ft elevation gain - this one will be slooow!)
Run for the Magic on August 11, 2012 - hmm - 5k or half marathon? Decisions, decisions...
Hmm, need a September race...
Grand Canyon Double Crossing in October - 50 miles

What are you looking forward too?

Best -

Jrahien · May 9, 2012

I just did a city 10K last weekend and ran a PB at 42:06, so I was pleased with that. My next goal is to get trained up some more and run a half marathon held here in October.

Sure! · May 9, 2012

Jrahien said:
I just did a city 10K last weekend and ran a PB at 42:06, so I was pleased with that.

Wow - that is a fantastic time. Good for you! Did you go out with that goal (PB, I mean)? Did you have a plan for pacing? I'm curious how people approach races.

Jrahien · May 10, 2012

I was actually hoping to break 40:00, but I wasn't able to train as much as I wanted to during the year. Maybe next year.

As for pacing, I don't plan on it. Since 6 - 10 K's is my usual distance, I have a pretty good natural feel for what speed I should be going to last for that distance. If you're unsure about your pace, though, most people usually determine what percent of their heart rate they should be running (usually by way of external suggestion) and they test themselves to figure out what speed that target HR would be.

Other than that, eat a lot of carbs the night before, some easily digestible carbs in the morning, and stay away from too much fiber and hard-to-digest fats.

Kacprzak · May 10, 2012

Sure! said:
I just did a city 10K last weekend and ran a PB at 42:06, so I was pleased with that.

Jrahien said:
Wow - that is a fantastic time. Good for you! Did you go out with that goal (PB, I mean)? Did you have a plan for pacing? I'm curious how people approach races.

I tend to go out hard from the start and pay the price around the 7km mark but only for 1km , I guess I get a second wind when I know I'm close to the finish line, but I have also noticed that I seem to keep a steady pace , whether I run 10km or a half marathon. 42min is a great time , I don't do any races as such but do Tough Mudder events , in a race do you get that extra bit off your time due to the race atmosphere, cause I run about 50km a week and my 10km runs are about 43min.

Sure! · May 10, 2012

Kacprzak said:
I don't do any races as such but do Tough Mudder events , in a race do you get that extra bit off your time due to the race atmosphere, cause I run about 50km a week and my 10km runs are about 43min.

Wow - I've checked out the videos for some of those Tough Mudder events - very challenging! There are a couple of others on the forums that I correspond with quite a bit who are training for Tough Mudders this year and next. Which are you doing next and in addition to running, what do you do to train for it?

When you say your 10km runs are about 43 minutes - is that your typical training pace or is that pushing yourself?

Jrahien · May 11, 2012

I wouldn't mind doing Tough Mudder next year. As long as I can train for the half-marathon, I'll be conditioned for the length of Tough Mudder.

Kacprzak · May 11, 2012

Jrahien said:
I wouldn't mind doing Tough Mudder next year. As long as I can train for the half-marathon, I'll be conditioned for the length of Tough Mudder.

It wasn't as hard as i thouht, but running fitness is very important, i did hardly any upper body stuff and only needed help on 1 obstacle, but the World one is a different story , i'm training 2 to 3 hours a day

Kacprzak · May 11, 2012

Sure! said:
Wow - I've checked out the videos for some of those Tough Mudder events - very challenging! There are a couple of others on the forums that I correspond with quite a bit who are training for Tough Mudders this year and next. Which are you doing next and in addition to running, what do you do to train for it?

When you say your 10km runs are about 43 minutes - is that your typical training pace or is that pushing yourself?

I'm training for the World's Toughest Mudder event in December, so long as i can get a sponsor , but doing the Sydney event in September (hoping to sneak past and do two laps) ,

training wise i do a lot of cardio, atm running 50km a week and looking to increase to 60, and a lot of strength training , but not too much weights , need to be strong but not heavy,

That 10km run i did push, but i reckon if i wanted i could get down lower, mainly focusing on endurance atm, you can see my runs here if you like you'll find that the last few i've backed of the pace in order to build that endurance. I have also been posting on twitter all my training in order to lure some sponsors for a great charity, so if anyone that reads this could follow me i'd really appreciate it, and yyou never know you might get something out of the way i prepare for events.