tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73627712024-03-13T04:00:35.266-04:00Karl's DeckExploring the DC/Baltimore metro area.klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.comBlogger754125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-45142309848077256522016-06-11T21:00:00.000-04:002016-06-16T21:54:56.156-04:00Laurel Highlands 50KThe Laurel Highlands ultra entered my list of "must-do" events after I saw this pic from Trail Porn. Despite the edgy name of the site, the pics are all beautiful scenery shots - they are NOT NSFW... which I supposed makes them "SFW". ;)
This was the year! I sent in my entry application and even convinced some friends to come along. I opted for the 50K since 70.5M is significantly farther than klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-34946833251606244902016-05-02T21:00:00.000-04:002016-05-09T15:43:56.806-04:00Week 18The plan for week 18 was:
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18
5/2/2016
4
4
6
10
6
30
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
18
5/2/2016
5.4
5.4
Mon May 2
Tue May 3
PTJ run from CCBC. Good to get back out again since it had been a while.
Wed May 4
Thu May 5
Fri May 6
Sat May 7
Sun May 8
This week was bad for running. It drizzled most days klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-55020904618987912992016-04-25T21:00:00.000-04:002016-05-09T15:23:48.854-04:00Week 17The plan for week 17 was:
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17
4/25/2016
4
8
6
22
10
50
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
17
4/25/2016
3.0
4.3
7.3
Mon Apr 25
Tue Apr 26
Wed Apr 27
Quick run along the BWI trail.
Thu Apr 28
Fri Apr 29
Sat Apr 30
Lake Elkhorn Trail.
Sun May 1
Well this week didn't turn out as expected. I planned on 20 mi klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-89762849643583738902016-04-18T21:00:00.000-04:002016-05-09T15:18:18.807-04:00Week 16The plan for week 16 was:
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16
4/18/2016
4
6
6
22
10
50
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
16
4/18/2016
5.1
30.6
35.7
Mon Apr 18
Tue Apr 19
Wed Apr 20
Run on the BWI trail.
Thu Apr 21
Fri Apr 22
Sat Apr 23
Sun Apr 24
Trap Pond, a local-ish 13.1M/26M/50K involving loops around a pond. Ran the marathon with klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-31439346693714136082016-04-11T22:00:00.000-04:002016-04-17T20:53:31.961-04:00Week 15The plan for week 15 was:
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15
4/11/2016
4
4
4
10
6
28
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
15
4/11/2016
2.1
4.5
4.6
7.3
11.5
30
Mon
Tue
Walk around Lake Elkhorn with my parents.
Wed
Wincopin green and red trails.
Thu
Lake Elkhorn trail.
Fri
Wincopin white and green trails. In the afternoon, walk around Lake klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-76723598775266542672016-04-04T22:00:00.000-04:002016-04-16T10:46:45.816-04:00Week 14The plan for week 14 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
14
4/4/2016
4
6
6
20
10
46
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
14
4/4/2016
4.1
5.7
12.3
22.1
Mon
Tue
PTJ group run from CCBC.
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lake Elkhorn Trail.
Sun
C&O Canal with Kate.
klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-89333797263903007422016-03-28T22:00:00.000-04:002016-04-03T22:56:12.473-04:00Week 13The plan for week 13 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
13
3/28/2016
4
6
4
20
8
42
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
13
3/28/2016
3.8
13.2
3.2
20.2
Mon Mar 28
Tue Mar 29
Run with Kyle from Patapsco CCBC.
Wed Mar 30
Thu Mar 31
Fri Apr 1
Sat Apr 2
Mile Run trail half marathon. Drove up with Michael and Amy, meet Addie and Matt there, klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-80444433499939616242016-03-21T22:00:00.000-04:002016-04-03T22:39:28.313-04:00Week 12The plan for week 12 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
12
3/21/2016
4
4
4
8
4
24
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
12
3/21/2016
2.4
12.8
15.2
Mon Mar 21
Short recovery run in Wincopin.
Tue Mar 22
Wed Mar 23
Thu Mar 24
Fri Mar 25
Sat Mar 26
C&O Canal with Kate.
Sun Mar 27
It was a tough week - I picked up some chest klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-84851628342092803772016-03-14T21:00:00.000-04:002016-04-03T22:45:45.151-04:00Week 11The plan for week 11 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
113/14/20164323140
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
113/14/20162.830.433.2
Mon Mar 14
Tue Mar 15
2.8 mi out-and-back along Vollmerhausen. I live near a decent gradual hill so I thought that would be good for a quick run after work.
Wed Mar 16
Thu Mar 17
Fri Mar 18
Sat Mar 19
HAT Run! One of my klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-5214037686465577352016-03-07T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:45:22.215-04:00Week 10The plan for week 10 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
103/7/2016461020
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
103/7/20166.26.17.06.826.1
Mon Mar 7
Tue Mar 8
Showed up to the Crazies Slacker Six run. Felt good to motivate out the door in the evening - 6.2 mi.
Wed Mar 9
Run with Kristin along the Baltimore Waterfront - 6.1 mi.
Thu Mar 10
Fri Mar 11
Sat klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-82861739176387284242016-02-29T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:45:02.026-04:00Week 9The plan for week 9 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
92/29/2016410410636
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
92/29/20166.217.76.730.6
Mon Feb 29
Tue Mar 1
Wed Mar 2
Had plans to run more but Kristin and I were tired and it was cold. 6.2 mi along the Baltimore Waterfront.
Thu Mar 3
Fri Mar 4
Butch setup this night run along the C&O: loops from klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-48463942234896316192016-02-22T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:44:42.431-04:00Week 8The plan for week 8 was:
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82/22/20164124261056
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
82/22/2016126.27.425.6
Mon Feb 22
Tue Feb 23
Wed Feb 24
Thu Feb 25
Fri Feb 26
Run with Kristin along the Baltimore waterfront. No Garmin link because it didn't lock satellites and I didn't notice until 20+ mins into the run.
It was a tough klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-23304080196225357492016-02-15T09:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:44:20.306-04:00Week 7The plan for week 7 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
72/15/2016410410836
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
72/15/20164.42.6221039
Mon Feb 15
Tue Feb 16
Run along the Patuxent Branch Trail. Slushy snow conditions on the trail, clear on the sidewalks.
Wed Feb 17
Squeezed in a short run after work and before volleyball.
Thu Feb 18
Fri Feb 19
Sat Feb klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-50538275310518398922016-02-08T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:43:00.442-04:00Week 6The plan for week 6 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
62/8/20164124261056
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
62/8/20169.93.015.13.231.2
Mon Feb 8
Tue Feb 9
Wed Feb 10
Nice run along the Baltimore Waterfront with Kristin.
Thu Feb 11
Fri Feb 12
Snuck in a quick loop through Savage after work.
Sat Feb 13
Chilly, windy run with Kate and Kristin along klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-30289410387568297472016-02-01T22:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:42:41.633-04:00Week 5The plan for week 5 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
52/1/2016410410836
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
52/1/201611.83.210.28.233.4
Mon Feb 1
Tue Feb 2
A nice run along the Baltimore waterfront with Kristin.
Wed Feb 3
Thu Feb 4
Quick run before work; trying to see how those logistics work.
Fri Feb 5
Sat Feb 6
Trail run at Susquehanna State Park,klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-80858012176718251522016-01-25T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:42:22.889-04:00Week 4The plan for week 4 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
41/25/20164104241052
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
41/25/20164.13.819.427.3
Mon Jan 25
Tue Jan 26
Had to do street running since a great trail I live near is covered in snow. It was a lot of dodging cars because the sidewalks were always clear.
Wed Jan 27
Thu Jan 28
Ran along streets in the klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-19519435883692605322016-01-17T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:41:45.742-04:00Week 3The plan for week 3 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
31/18/201648410632
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
31/18/20165.710.33.019.0
Mon Jan 18
Had MLK day off so I met up with some friends for a hike in Patapsco Valley State Park.
Tue Jan 19
Wed Jan 20
Thu Jan 21
Had a surprise day off work so I ran at Wincopin.
Sat Jan 23
Sun Jan 24
Dug out of klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-50607848404671901752016-01-11T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:41:10.275-04:00Week 2The plan for week 2 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
21/11/2016484241050
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
21/11/20166.015.85.527.3
50 mi seems ridiculously high mileage this early! I'm cutting back some runs since I'm really just gearing up for a 50K right now (HAT on Mar 19).
Tue Jan 12
Wed Jan 13
I ran 6.0 mi with Kristen along the Baltimore klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-25407218377386349482016-01-04T21:00:00.000-05:002016-04-03T22:40:26.215-04:00Week 1The plan for week 1 was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
11/4/201648410632
What I ended up running was:
week #weekMTWThFSSuTotal
11/4/20168.36.113.127.5
Tue Jan 5
Due to scheduling logistics, I swapped with tomorrow. I ran 8.2 mi on the Patuxent Branch Trail.
Wed Jan 6
Thu Jan 7
The rest of the weekdays didn't go so well. I picked up a cold and decided to get more sleep klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-5932971017690515652015-12-18T19:30:00.000-05:002016-01-05T12:17:05.774-05:00100 Training PlanI have this training plan on Google Docs and also exported it as a table to display here.
The plan is basically a merger of the UltraLadies 50K, 50M, and 100M plans. Those are the plans that seem most realistic to me... the plan out of Field Guild to Ultrarunning is too many days a week, with many split days (run in the morning, run in the evening). The plan out of Relentless Forward Progress, klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-23521135350669641702015-12-14T21:00:00.000-05:002016-01-05T12:17:15.050-05:002016 YetiI did something crazy and signed up for a 100 mile run - the Yeti 100 Mile Endurance Run.
It came down to choosing between the C&O Canal 100 or Yeti. Both have pros and cons, but Yeti's hugest advantage is the simple fact that it is Sep 30, 2016, 39 weeks into the year, while C&O is Apr 30, 2016, 17 weeks into the year. Given that I'm really going to start training the first full week klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-43312062098301950122015-02-07T21:16:00.000-05:002015-08-14T06:34:43.805-04:00Mid Maryland 50KA nice local winter event is the Mid Maryland 50K. It is entirely within Rockburn Branch park, and consists of 5 loops, 10K each. The race has a solo ultra division, and a relay division which allows a team of 2 to 5 runners.
I'm familiar with the trails, since I run at Rockburn and over to Patapsco Valley State Park all the time. The trails are runnable, with a few roots and rocks along the klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-62186418609110208202015-01-17T18:00:00.000-05:002015-08-14T06:33:10.005-04:00Eugene BruckertSeveral of us signed up for this very low key event nearby in Delaware. This event was a "fat ass" race, which is the designation for the kind of race with no fee, no medals/t-shirts, and mostly self-supporting (as in: you bring the stuff you think you need and sometimes a bit extra to share. Some events of this nature send out a list ahead of time of what each runner should contribute). Note klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-11220943896534256142014-11-08T21:00:00.000-05:002014-12-24T21:51:09.105-05:00Rosaryville Veteran's Day 50KI signed up for this event in 2012, but missed it due to a sprained ankle. This year I got sick for a few weeks in Oct so I made this my last race of the season. I was highly confident going in, because I ran the Patapsco Valley 50K two weeks ago and that course was harder.
Once again we lucked out with the weather. It was sunny and cool and couldn't have been any better!
I ran with my friend klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362771.post-70573889717576691532014-10-25T22:00:00.000-04:002015-08-14T06:29:47.672-04:00Patapsco Valley 50KI went into this event slightly injured and undertrained due to illness, so I didn't have many expectations. On the other hand I was feeling optimistic because this is effectively my home course - I run the trails here all the time. And I was determined not to DNF. I figured if I could get to the start again (first 20/21 mi were a loop that came back to the start) and was feeling OK, I could klbarrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714697431351355290noreply@blogger.com2