Sunday, December 5, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Pittsburgh Boyce Park Trail Run with New NB MT101 Shoes
Since I've changed my running form earlier this year with focus more on landing mid-foot strike and not heal strike I wanted to take it to the next level and start wearing minimalist shoes. I've been following Tony Krupicka and he's played a big part in the design of the MT series as well as the new minimus series coming out laster early spring in 2011.
At first my calves were a bit tight, but after a couple of weeks adjusting I feel these are the perfect shoes for me. This week I'm in Pittsburgh and have the opportunity to hit the local trails to give them a try. Lucky me it's been raining and snowing, so the ground has become very muddy. I think the best feature so far have been the weight of the shoes (just 7.8 oz) and noticed a huge difference in when running in the water that it doesn't soak up the water compared to my last pair of Nike's.
The new NB MT101's
http://www.newbalance.com/products/MT101/
Link to Boyce Park run in Pittsburgh. Took a wrong turn and ended up taking a longer route back.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/58622292
At first my calves were a bit tight, but after a couple of weeks adjusting I feel these are the perfect shoes for me. This week I'm in Pittsburgh and have the opportunity to hit the local trails to give them a try. Lucky me it's been raining and snowing, so the ground has become very muddy. I think the best feature so far have been the weight of the shoes (just 7.8 oz) and noticed a huge difference in when running in the water that it doesn't soak up the water compared to my last pair of Nike's.
The new NB MT101's
http://www.newbalance.com/products/MT101/
Link to Boyce Park run in Pittsburgh. Took a wrong turn and ended up taking a longer route back.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/58622292
24 Hours of Boulder
My first 24 hours event this year well actually the 12 hour event. This run was my first official endurance run for 2010. I did do 50 miles with a friend last year on the highline canal trail that runs through Denver.
This event was very well organized and the volunteers were great! I was able to cover the first 50 miles just under 9.5 hours, which was a big improvement of doing 50 hours in under 12 hours. This event was about completing full laps, I wasn't sure if I could get in more than the 57.12 miles within the 12 hours so decided to take my time on the last lap and finished just at 11 hours.
The highlights were looking forward to the RC Cola at the aid stations and the hot pasta and latte at the end. Amazingly I placed 3rd for the 12 hour event and along with the 3rd place medal I got a used container of Heed and water bottle!
Believe it or not I felt pretty good after running 57 miles and was back on the road running after taking a few days off. By the following week I was back at running my normal pace and miles. With the running high from this event I feel I want to take my running to the next level and sign up for 100 mile run. Ultimately I would love to do the Leadville 100, but I can't see that happening for 2011, so maybe 2012. Until then I'm thinking of doing the 100 mile run in Laramie, Wy with Gemini Adventures. They put on a great race and the volunteers were fantastic! Need to find some pacers to help out for this one! Anyone?
Link to my Garmin Forerunner 305 results (amazing it lasted the 11 hours):
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/53496215
Official results from Gemini Adventures:
http://geminiadventures.com/new/?page_id=105
This event was very well organized and the volunteers were great! I was able to cover the first 50 miles just under 9.5 hours, which was a big improvement of doing 50 hours in under 12 hours. This event was about completing full laps, I wasn't sure if I could get in more than the 57.12 miles within the 12 hours so decided to take my time on the last lap and finished just at 11 hours.
The highlights were looking forward to the RC Cola at the aid stations and the hot pasta and latte at the end. Amazingly I placed 3rd for the 12 hour event and along with the 3rd place medal I got a used container of Heed and water bottle!
Believe it or not I felt pretty good after running 57 miles and was back on the road running after taking a few days off. By the following week I was back at running my normal pace and miles. With the running high from this event I feel I want to take my running to the next level and sign up for 100 mile run. Ultimately I would love to do the Leadville 100, but I can't see that happening for 2011, so maybe 2012. Until then I'm thinking of doing the 100 mile run in Laramie, Wy with Gemini Adventures. They put on a great race and the volunteers were fantastic! Need to find some pacers to help out for this one! Anyone?
Link to my Garmin Forerunner 305 results (amazing it lasted the 11 hours):
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/53496215
Official results from Gemini Adventures:
http://geminiadventures.com/new/?page_id=105
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| 3rd Place Medal |
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