Blodgett Trail

3.85 miles 52:30
5:45 pm. mid 60's
Parked at Blodgett Trail & Open Spaces parking lot. First time running from here.
Trail got very steep and hard to follow. Didn't make it to the top. Another time.
Hip still sore.

Ute Valley Park

6 miles 55:25 9:14 average per mile
Fartlek run.
I did 6 or so pickups throughout this run. My hip has been bugging me since Monday.
I fell Saturday and hurt it. Sunday I expected it to hurt bit surprisingly it didn't.
Monday night got on the treadmill and was shocked to fine that I couldn't run
without pain. I only went 15 minutes before stopping. So this run was painful but
tolerable enough to do the workout with a little less speed than normal.

Rainbow Lake to Colorado Trail

11:02 miles 2:03:00 11:10 average per mile
min. elevation 9135 max. elevation 11,810
elevation gain 2674
8:00 am) upper 40's sunny
Started at Rainbow Lake trailhead. Hit Miners creek road which eventually
runs into the Colorado Trail. Ran on Colorado Trail for 30 minutes before
heading back. Felt like I was climbing most of the 1:15 minutes I went
before turning around. UROC is going to be a very difficult course from
what I have seen. No clue as to how long it will take me. I'm thinking
12 hours would be a good day for me. I have not run further than 50 miles
so I will be in some new territory. Also the 50 milers I have done have
been at sea level. This race is all at high altitude. Vertical gain is
over 13,000. Time limit is 19 hours 30 minutes so I should finish one
way or another. To get the belt buckle you need to be under 17 hours.
Some have predicted the winning time to be in the 8 hour range. I find
that hard to believe. Kilian Jornet might be able to do it however as
these climbs might not be a big deal to him. We shall see in a few weeks.

Breckenridge, Colorado

20.25 miles 3:45 11:07 average per mile
min. elevation 9643 max. elevation 11,246
elevation gain 3750
8:45 am) 60's sunny
Ran some of the UROC course. Got lost almost from the start.
Figured it out and ran the correct course. The initial climb
Was very steep! Once at the Vista Haus I got on Dwight's
Trail. This was a nice single track trail with lots of downhill
running. Then ran Peak's trail. It was mostly flat with lots
Of rocks and tree roots. I caught a tree root on a downhill
section. I took a hard fall but no major damage. Shortly after
this I turned around and went back the same way I came out.
Legs felt pretty exhausted by the time I got back. Glad to
get out and explore some of the trail. The initial climb was
an eye opener.

Pi/135

Thursday-Friday

Thursday 9/5/13
Treadmill Incline @ 15%
30:00 2.17 miles
Walked between 4.0 and 4.7 mph.

Friday 9/6/13
Easy flat run.
31:25 4 miles

B/a12/349

Treadmill

10.10 miles 1:13:00
5:00 warm up
30:00 8.0 mph @ 4% Incline
3:00 walk
30:00 9.7 mph @ 0% Incline
5:00 cool down

Ute Valley Park

5.22 miles 44:36 8:33 average per mile
Warm and humid!
Legs feeling pretty recovered from Saturday's run.