(03-10-2011, 10:27 AM)marathondan Wrote: (03-10-2011, 09:38 AM)glaconman Wrote: And you're right about the emphasis on keeping the weight down. It's half the battle. And if you can stay on top of it you're making it so much easier for yourself.
I guess this is even more important for the unusual case of a straight-upwards race. The more weight you have to carry, the more energy you will burn and the more fatigue on your legs.
None of this is helping folks.
My immediate 'training schedule' includes a four day golf/ drinking tour with SP/ Cap'n Tom and a joint 50th birthday celebration (with SP). 'Keeping the weight off' seems about as likely as an ice-age in Hades : (
Relentless uphill running is not an easy thing to achieve even in these here hilly parts. Without a mountain to climb one has to drop down at some point. I may have to run Snake loops to replicate the slog.
Mountain Toptober.
