Prairie fire training long run: week four

Mission: 11 miles Target: Downtown Steamboat Key runners: Lauren and Mr. B Terrain: 8,000 feet and hilly Goal: Not to die.

This week’s long run was b-r-u-t-a-l. From the heat to not eating well to drinking our weight in booze, we are not surprised our first double digit run was atrocious.

Straight to the recap:

SUNDAY:
Me: 11 miles. Running on vacation is just the pits. We woke up at 6:30am because we wanted to be able to stretch our IT band, eat toast with peanut butter, and try to hydrate. Even though we did all of those things, the last thing we wanted to do was run because we wanted to hang with the family. Mr. B and we decided to run to downtown Steamboat, which is about six miles from where we were staying, and then do a 2.5 out and back to complete the 11 miles. Don’t worry, we had Chuck and Susie pick us up when we were done so we didn’t have to run back.

The first 3 miles were basically hill work because we ran to the ski village which is all uphill. Bad idea jeans people. After that we were both sore and cramping. We kid you not the next 8 miles felt like the Trail of Tears. The sun was piercing down and we were starting to overheat. We kept chugging water from our Camelbak but we couldn’t stay hydrated. We are not quite sure how we finished but we did.

Mr. B: 11 miles.

Total Miles Week Four:
Me: 20 miles
Mr. B: 20 miles

REFLECTION:
Me: Running at high altitude can be a challenge, but we believe that come race day, it will have it’s benefits. Our heart rate overall has improved which has helped us recover faster on hill climbs. Although, our legs are paying the price.

Catching up?
– prairie fire training week one
– prairie fire training short run: week two
– prairie fire training long run: week two
– prairie fire training short run: week three
– prairie fire training long run: week three
– prairie fire training short run: week four