So, of course my first week was 92 miles and 21,200ft of climbing, but those miles were eclectic: easy last 25 of AC with a fun group on Monday, a bit more snow hiking/postholing on Saturday out of Gorgonio's South Fork Trail, and a briar bleed fest/summit postholing expedition on Sunday to San Bernadino peak out of the Momyer trail head (I was wondering why the trail notes didn't mention San Bernadino peak as a common destination out of Momyer (now I know why)).
All in all, I got a few small workouts in, logged some vert, and stayed within my comfort zone. This week right now has been a little weird with a bout of the flu on my birthday, but more on that next week.
Jan 2, Mon
26 mi, 5400ft, 6:10 last 25 of AC (running time, lots of group stops)
Tues
5 mi, 1000ft, :50 Crystal Cove
Wed
9 mi, 1800ft, 1:35 Repeats at Crystal Cove
3 mi, 500ft, :25 Easy treadmill, 1 mi at 10%
Thurs
4mi, 2000ft, :45 Treadmill 1mi-5%, 2mi-15%, 1mi-5%
4mi, 0ft, :35 barefoot softsand
Fri
4mi, 300ft, :36 around Brentwood
Sat
17mi, 3600ft, 4:10 Snowy, icy Southfork trail to Dollar Lake Saddle, and some extra miles afterwards to shake out the tense ice clamoring legs (didn't realize microspikes were in my trunk the whole time!)
Sun
20, 6600ft, 5:20 Momyer to San Bernadino Peak. Steeper than the numbers suggest, also had to do some cross country scrambling to avoid briar horror movie (Saw), and icy cold summit. Lost my cell phone and all the great pics on it too :(
92 mi, 21,200ft climbed
Saturday:
Running on ice without microspikes, don't try this at home (photo: KD)
Post-hole-ing with authority (Photo: KD)
Summit of Gorgonio, just out of reach (Photo: KD)
Sunday:
Tons of briars and suffering, the peak awaits with a traverse to the right of the small saddle and then a snowy left traverse to 10,649 San Bernadino Peak (Mountain) (Photo: KD)
On the Summit, it's really, really cold and windy (Photo: KD)
Some more runable trails down below (Photo: KD)
Nada Surf - Love Goes On (The Go-Betweens Cover)
What shoe do you use for treadmill work? RC1400 or MR00, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteSpot on, the straight uphill motion of climbing on a treadmill is best in a neutral last like the 1400 or the 00's. The 110 is more built for agility, so it feels a little different in barren consistent terrain like a treadmill than technical trails for me.
ReplyDeleteI'd agree. Also, I think the protective forefoot is badly out of place on a treadmill. It's quite flexible, in terms of rock plates, but a bit stiff when toeing off of a uniform surface for an hour. Which is, of course, why there are different shoes for different jobs.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, that's a pretty darn solid week of business, considering most people are just now working back up to stumbling out of bed aerobic mileage pace style base building.
Ah thanks, I get miles when I can, and as the spring warms up, I hope weeks like these set the base up for bigger weeks with consistent improvement.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree, rockplates feel natural on rocky terrain.. not so much on non-rocky terrain unless you've got a beat up old pair of 100's..