Elevation Profile for 50K
With my first 50K only 3 days away I am feeling a little anxious. I didn’t really train for this race specifically. I really concentrated on my A-marathon (Portland, October 9, 2011) training and didn’t spend as much time on the trails as I should have. I did have a couple good runs on the trails but I think a good 20 miler in the hills would have been a really good thing.
I have been really lucky in that I tend to surprise myself and do better than I think will when I tackle a new event or distance. I am really hoping that this trend continues. I have done a race that took me 6 hours before (my anticipated finishing time). But this will be my first race that will be 6 hours of the same activity (running) and climbing over 5000 ft over 30 miles of trail.
This is my last race of the year. It has been quite a difficult year for me both physically and emotionally. I hope I can make it through the race Sunday with a smile on my face, happiness in my heart, and NO injuries! (I want to be an Ironman! on May 5th!)
Below are the elevation profiles from a couple of my trail runs over the last couple months. Let hope I trained enough of the terrain!
Becca, you train harder than anyone i know on the planet! You’ll do your best in this race, and you’ll add “Ultra-marathoner” to your list of accomplishments. Relax, breath and kick ass.
I have been teetering on the edge of overtraining for the last 2 months. I just have to hold it together for 3 more day! Thanks for the support. It helps!
Holy crap look at that elevation chart in #3. Yeah, I’d say you are prepared. I’ll be glued to my Twitter account waiting for the awesome news that you rocked this race like you have all the other races this year.
Hey Becca – thanks for the follow on twitter (@cbkingery). So glad that I found you blog!
Hope the race went well. That elevation looks crazy!
Working on my race report right now! Just to finish was a success!!! Nice to meet you as well!!