Learning to Fly - Training for a 100 Mile Trail Run (while enjoying Pink Floyd)

Successfully completing a 100 mile trail run has been a goal since 1998. Each year I have attempted to run one and have fallen short. As an experiment of one, I'm recording my training and hoping that it will eventually document the successful completion of a 100 mile trailrace.

Sunday, June 15, 2008


Great day for a run! Blue skies, cooler temps, my favorite partner at my side. We covered the Ernst Trail at a leisurely pace alternating six minutes of running with two minutes of walking. The chipmunks were out in abundance. First run of this sort since blowing my right hamstring out in late May.

Activity
Route:--Elev. Avg:1086 ft
Location:Meadville, PAElev. Gain:+0 ft
Date:06/15/08Up/Downhill: [+285/-285]
Time:08:50 AMDifficulty:3.0 / 5.0
 
Weather:Fair
 70 F temp; 65% humidity
 70 F heat index; winds W 5
Performance

Distance: 10.00 miles
Time:2:01:16
Speed:4.9 mph
Pace:12' 08 /mi
Calories:1241
Map
 
Elevation (ft)
 
Pace (min/mile)
 
Splits
MilePace (min/mile)Speed (mph)Elevation
Gain
actual+/- avgactual+/- avg
111' 34-0' 345.2+0.2+3 ft
211' 12-0' 565.3+0.4-3 ft
314' 21+2' 134.2-0.8+16 ft
411' 29-0' 395.2+0.3+3 ft
512' 23+0' 154.8-0.1+36 ft
612' 13+0' 054.9-0.0-16 ft
711' 23-0' 455.3+0.3-23 ft
813' 36+1' 284.4-0.5-13 ft
911' 02-1' 065.4+0.5-7 ft
1010' 29-1' 395.7+0.8+3 ft
end10' 39-1' 295.6+0.70 ft
Versus average of 12' 08 min/mile

Monday, June 09, 2008


Activity
Route:--Elev. Avg:1450 ft
Location:Meadville, PAElev. Gain:+3 ft
Date:05/28/08Up/Downhill: [+593/-590]
Time:12:07 PMDifficulty:3.2 / 5.0
Performance

Distance: 6.93 miles
Time:1:29:28
Speed:4.6 mph
Pace:12' 55 /miHeart Rate:140 bpm (Avg)
Calories:804165 bpm (Peak)
Notes
Blew out my right hamstring on this run. Ouch! Too many sets of squats after Monday's run.
Map
 
Elevation (ft)
 
Pace (min/mile)
 
Heart Rate (bpm)
 
Heart Rate Zones
ZoneRange
(bpm)
Time
In Zone
Distance
In Zone
Zone 5165 - 1830h 00m0% 0.01 mi
Zone 4146 - 1650h 54m60% 4.78 mi
Zone 3128 - 1460h 04m5% 0.36 mi
Zone 2110 - 1280h 24m26% 1.47 mi
Zone 192 - 1100h 09m10% 0.60 mi
(none)out of range0h 00m0% 0.02 mi
Splits
MilePace (min/mile)Speed (mph)Heart
Rate
Elev
Gain
actual+/- avgactual+/- avg
112' 07-0' 485.0+0.3148+167 ft
211' 30-1' 255.2+0.6154+56 ft
310' 25-2' 305.8+1.1151-131 ft
411' 14-1' 415.3+0.7155-6 ft
511' 25-1' 305.2+0.6156+46 ft
616' 23+3' 283.7-1.0122+39 ft
end16' 29+3' 343.6-1.0111-168 ft
Versus average of 12' 55 min/mile