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As always, lots of good advice in here @JShare87. Many runners practice a 3 weeks up, 1 week down model in terms of mileage. And there is the traditional rule of thumb of not increasing your volume by more than 10% in a given week or month over what you have been doing. But I agree that I'd stick with 40ish miles a week for a few months, with a few lower weeks mixed in, until your body starts to adapt to that. Then change up the stress, either with volume or intensity.
Jon the club then just follow each person. It will notify those films and give them the opportunity to follow back.
I didn't know they have events like this. :scribblesnewlongtermgoalinnotebook:
What is output does it measure? Average power, normalized power? What kind of result gets you to 15th?
Here's the Strava link:
to see "you don't have to be here when it starts"
I missed or forgot what your plan was for this. Are you planning to run the whole 12 hours or are you planning to stop after a certain number of laps?
Realizing I don't know how to run this thing. I think I'm just going to start slow, keep my heart rate in the low 140s for the first few hours and then probably get into a walk-run routine. Maybe 3 minutes walk, 6 minutes jog. Or just go by feel. This is totally a practice test so no real pressure, just see how it feels to "run" more than 6 hours.
I'm bringing a couple changes of clothes and 3 pairs of shoes, maybe more than 3 pairs of socks. I'll pick up some band aids for nipples (is there a better way?) And bring bars and tailwind. No gels until the last couple of hours if needed.
Eta: Theme song will be stuck in my head all damn day.
Ah...did not know who this OZ character was.Go get 'em FubOz.
Can't wait to see the race report on this one. Have fun.
Yeah, looking forward to hearing about this. I haven't had any desire to do a fixed-time event (yet), but the pacing strategy and mental side of it make it interesting to follow.Go get 'em FubOz.
Can't wait to see the race report on this one. Have fun.
The little round band aids have worked well on the nipples for me. And don't forget to lube everywhere else. Taint chaffage is no joke.
Completely depends on feel. I want to go all 12 but I also want to walk next week.
Vaseline or something else?
Never, ever vaseline. That stuff breaks down way too quickly. Body Glide is probably the most easily available at sporting goods stores, REI, or specialty running/biking stores. I like Run Goo for my feet, but I've never seen it in stores so just buy it online. And Squirrel's Nut Butter has gained popularity out this way (the WS100 RD's brother started the company) the last year or two. I haven't tried it yet but plan to.
Carry a baggy of the little round band aids in my bag. Work great for me and use them for anything over 5k. Not tried the lube, but am familiar with taint chafing. ??
Before all these fancy hand held bottles and hydration packs we have now, the old timers used anything they could. Two of the most common were plastic syrup or honey bottles because they fit in your hand and you could squeeze the water into your mouth on the run.
Agreed. The good news is I've been running on nothing but muddy trails for three months now.
This will do you well. I alse heartily agree with round spot bandages ($4/100 at CVS or the like). 100% protection even if taking them off is a bit nipply. Way, way better than chafing there.
I ran the last lap with a recently graduated (doctorate) very attractive lady, friendly. She asked how many laps this was, I told her and asked - she did 73 and got first overall. So every dude got chicked by a hottie.
ChiefD said:
That's awesome, I wish I could say the same. And I hear you on the all day aspect - I left yesterday morning at 4:00 AM and got home at 7:00 PM.
I'm loving this - it might be the dirt/gravel trail (as opposed to hard road) or that I walked a lot, but my legs feel surprisingly good this morning. No chance of running today or tomorrow, although I might walk the trail tomorrow, but I'm a lot less sore this morning than I was after the December marathon.
Other than these events taking a full day from the fam, I could totally get into this.
Very. There were some inclines/declines but very little - all of my segments show zero elevation.
Wow! What a fantastic first half marathon! It's obvious you have a lot of talent. Are you going to upload the run to Strava?
There will be no race report. 
