(Photo Credit: Dan Fauss @fullsendmedia) Summary : The course was 50 km with 1200 meters of elevation gain (or about 31 miles/4000 ft of gain) Finished in 7:37. Overall winners had times of close to 4 hours I finished near the back of the pack, though there were still some who were out there after 8 or 9 hours. Key Takeaways : hill repeats are OP. They are what got me to the finish line Unless you are familiar with the course, you’re probably going to go slower than you think Lube up if you don’t want to chafe Dial in your nutrition/water/salts or else you’re going to be in trouble Ok, now the breakdown: TRAINING I started my training block with Jack Daniel’s in late January but the Q runs were too difficult to pull off in the middle of the week with a full time schedule. Plus the JD plan was geared more towards road marathons as opposed to ultra trail running. But I still used the principles. Sundays were still a long day with stretches at faster pace. Eventually I settled ...
