Showing posts with label 50 miles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 50 miles. Show all posts
Monday, November 4, 2013
2013 Virgil Crest Ultra 50 Mile Race Review: Running Wild---A Course Record Perspective
The Virgil Crest Ultra. The Race Director labels the run as "Not a race for sissies!", I would totally agree. With living only 5 miles from the race course, I have had the opportunity to train on the trails, the ski slopes, and really gauge my fitness. Little did I know that all that training almost did not matter! This course is just rugged-hard. Not only is there tons of tough vertical ups and blinding down hill sections but the footing is what makes this race "not for sissies". Every foot-plant I made, my foot was twisted through mud, roots that made me feet ache upon each strike, and narrow paths deep in the woods where a fall could be...fatal.
This race was TOUGH! I never imagined how hard it would actually be but it was.
The 50 mile race was a great challenge and I am so glad I had enough guts to hold it together for a course record.
Labels:
50 miles,
8 hours,
Mammut,
Mountain Running,
MTR 201,
pace,
Trail Running,
ultra running,
Virgil Crest Ultra
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