Season planning
Race scheduling and training plans and that sort of thing.
September Goals
I have yet to finish my Al Andalus race report but wanted to get a post up for September as I have some goals that need writing down. Al Andalus left me with shin splints and I have not been running much since the race. This week my physio gave me the clear to run… Read →
Getting to the pointy end: one week to Al Andalus
We’re down to one week until the start of Al Andalus, I’m tapering and this seems like a good time to review my training to this point. Before I get into that… Physio today – Monday, one week before the race – to do some aggressive work on the muscles followed by another session on… Read →
Decoupling: The Endurance Measuring Stick
How do you know when to shift your training focus from endurance to muscular endurance and other more specific training? Decoupling is the answer A little story to explain the concept. Back in the winter of 2000 I was training for IronMan Canada 2001. I was putting in high volume on the bike, maybe 15… Read →
Ultrarunning Training Plan – How to build your annual training plan
In January I DNFd my first ultramarathon and now have about 22 weeks to my next race, a 220km 5 day stage race. So naturally I went about looking for ultramarathon training plans on the web and found many of the usual suspects. Usually a breakdown of anywhere from 12-20 weeks worth of workouts that… Read →
Latest Update and Welcome Gengo.ca readers
Before I get into the usual update I should take this opportunity to welcome readers of Generation Go. Nadia Rushdi of GenGo and I connected on Twitter and a few tweets later I agreed to write up a profile of my little project here for their website. (See the article here.) If you have come… Read →
Sickness, no time and how I am hacking my way to a 93km ultra
I’m am a firm believer that ultra running and hacking go hand in hand, though the hacking I am discussing below isn’t what I had in mind. I was supposed to spend the first 20 days of October running short runs every day while I devised a plan to handle my training until my first… Read →
Managing setbacks
So long distance racing usually ends up being a game of managing setbacks or, when things get really bad, crisis management. Cramps, dwindling energy and bloated stomachs are the usual culprits, but I have already hit a major roadbump on my adventure and we’re not even racing yet. My main target race is not running… Read →