Training update June 2017

Feb-May has been average 100 odd miles a month (give or take). This was the exploratory phase, just keeping legs warm before the uptick in training.

Starting June, program needs to pick up.

Time to pick up a 100 mile-training program so I went and started looking at beginner level 100 mile training program.

Found one at www.ultraladies.com (yes, I know!) - which had me starting a 6 month program, starting at 150miles first month, bumping each month by 25 miles, to end up at 275 peak month in Oct (that translates to roughly 75 miles per week).

Team Asha 06.30.18

Thats a non starter, given life commitments.

Sent a few queries out to friends and Anil Rao (legendary ultra marathoner who does western states as a fat-ass*) decided to help.

[Western states is the first 100 mile ultra in USA and a legendary one at that. It starts near Truckee at Tahoe basin and comes down to Auburn, crossing over a rough terrain. Admission being a lottery, Anil and a few friends decided to do that as a self supported run first week of June].

Tahoe Relay 06.09.18

Back to Anil. First thing, he orders an ultra marathon training book and sends it home. Next, he sent a somewhat easier training program which basically goes for 5 months, starting with roughly 150 miles the first month and ending around 200-250 in Oct. Weekday is easy 6-8-6 miler on Tue/Wed/Thu and Weekends will have 1 or 2 runs, totaling 20 miles the first month, and going 50-60 miles by Oct.

Thats a lot of miles, lots of calories burnt, lots of calories eaten :)

June went ok. Managed 2 40 mile weeks, one 26 miler and the last week, is looking to be another 40 miler.

Need to pick up in July. Consistency will be key.

Running Leg 6, Tahoe Relay 06.09.18

Still trying to figure out the nutrition part - as that will be key. Race is 30 hours limit and per hour I will be consuming 600-800 calories. That means, constant eating - and eating stuff that dissolves fast and keep mind happy. Big Blind spot if you ask me right now, something I need to get a handle on quick.

Stay tuned!

(Sharing a few pictures from recently weeks. A mission peak 10 miler with Kannan, Lake Tahoe Relay on June 9th, and coaching team asha runs on Tuesday tracks and Saturdays.

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