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The New River Trail, milepost 15
3.4: 11 miles in 1:31 around Biltmore Lake. Drew takes St. Onge and me for a relaxing tour around this smooth 2.2 mile loop after work.
3.5: 11 miles in 1:27 on the trails of Warren Wilson with Adam. Lily surprises us with an early return to NC from GA! She hikes with Uwharrie while we run.
3.6: 11 miles in 1:23 around Biltmore Lake with Lily. The weather has been nice and sunny so far this week.
3.7: off- (rest day)
3.8: 61 miles in 8:28 on the New River Trail from Galax, VA to Pulaski, VA. This rail-to-trail route traverses some very scenic countryside. Mom and dad provide transportation and car support while Matthew and Lily offer bike support. Rick, Adam and I are very lucky runners to have such a crew. At the start, the sun pokes through the cool drizzly clouds and the temperature warms. By the time we return on the Fries spur, it’s sleeting and the wind is blowing hard. I come through the 50K mark perhaps a little too fast in 3:55. This relentlessly flat terrain is something new to me and works my hamstrings. The snow is falling hard as I pull into the finish. Adam finishes in under 10 hours. We're grateful for the wonderful support on this training run.
3.9: 10 miles in 1:38 with Lily and Uwharrie on the Mountains-to-Sea trail and back to Adam’s house. This is a nice sunny and cool day, perfect for a recovery run!
3.10: 10 miles in 1:11 from the house, around Lake Tomahawk and to the laundromat. Another beautiful sunny day, another great week of training!
3.5: 11 miles in 1:27 on the trails of Warren Wilson with Adam. Lily surprises us with an early return to NC from GA! She hikes with Uwharrie while we run.
3.6: 11 miles in 1:23 around Biltmore Lake with Lily. The weather has been nice and sunny so far this week.
3.7: off- (rest day)
3.8: 61 miles in 8:28 on the New River Trail from Galax, VA to Pulaski, VA. This rail-to-trail route traverses some very scenic countryside. Mom and dad provide transportation and car support while Matthew and Lily offer bike support. Rick, Adam and I are very lucky runners to have such a crew. At the start, the sun pokes through the cool drizzly clouds and the temperature warms. By the time we return on the Fries spur, it’s sleeting and the wind is blowing hard. I come through the 50K mark perhaps a little too fast in 3:55. This relentlessly flat terrain is something new to me and works my hamstrings. The snow is falling hard as I pull into the finish. Adam finishes in under 10 hours. We're grateful for the wonderful support on this training run.
3.9: 10 miles in 1:38 with Lily and Uwharrie on the Mountains-to-Sea trail and back to Adam’s house. This is a nice sunny and cool day, perfect for a recovery run!
3.10: 10 miles in 1:11 from the house, around Lake Tomahawk and to the laundromat. Another beautiful sunny day, another great week of training!
The crew at the start (minus mom and dad)
posted by mkirk at 10:44 AM
2 Comments:
Matt,
You are amazing! It was really fun to read about your training week and adventures on the NRT! Thanks for sharing-great photos too! Take care and happy adventuring!
Hey Matt! It's going to be great to see you again at the races. Next time you head down to NRT, let me know.
What's coming up on your race calendar?
Neal
http://ultratraining101.blogspot.com/
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