I think plan is to follow the original schedule (-1 day) so Seebee tonight unless he feels great he’ll add on more. Today was first real hot day so doubt he’d do more today
I think plan is to follow the original schedule (-1 day) so Seebee tonight unless he feels great he’ll add on more. Today was first real hot day so doubt he’d do more today
Wind was blowing heavy east yesterday, would have slowed him. It's turned around. Missed him in Calgary, he should get lots of press with stampede.
Now entering Calgary.
What happened to Proctor's Garmin?
dbjared wrote:
What happened to Proctor's Garmin?
Live tracker has been down all day. His upload worked though...107km today so cruising right along
https://www.strava.com/activities/1690173349Tron wrote:
dbjared wrote:
What happened to Proctor's Garmin?
Live tracker has been down all day. His upload worked though...107km today so cruising right along
https://www.strava.com/activities/1690173349
I see that. And, he ran at 9:48 pace for the entire run. Strange he stopped seven miles short of
his goal. Hmm
dbjared wrote:
I see that. And, he ran at 9:48 pace for the entire run. Strange he stopped seven miles short of
his goal. Hmm
not sure why he would stop before Bassano but perhaps that's where his campground was and just called it a day?
cruising along again today. Still basically just 1 day off his schedule so doing well
Today, 23 miles in and just a bit over a day behind schedule, he is running 9:50/mi pace.
It is warming up right now and should be a little uncomfortable at the end of Monday and Tuesday before cooling off a little again mid-week.
If he continues at this pace, he should still get the record or be close to it. 70-72 days. At first thought that doesn't sound great in comparison to his goal of 66 days, however, 72 by Al Howie is a legendary performance, to run around that time would be pretty fantastic.
Correction: cooling off later in the week.
Wet Coast wrote:
Today, 23 miles in and just a bit over a day behind schedule, he is running 9:50/mi pace.
It is warming up right now and should be a little uncomfortable at the end of Monday and Tuesday before cooling off a little again mid-week.
If he continues at this pace, he should still get the record or be close to it. 70-72 days. At first thought that doesn't sound great in comparison to his goal of 66 days, however, 72 by Al Howie is a legendary performance, to run around that time would be pretty fantastic.
yeah, I could definitely see him still breaking the record but closer to 70 days like you say. His schedule has him at 113km, 130km, 130km over the next 3 days so interesting if he'll follow that and do those 2 longer days
Wet Coast wrote:
If he continues at this pace, he should still get the record or be close to it. 70-72 days. At first thought that doesn't sound great in comparison to his goal of 66 days, however, 72 by Al Howie is a legendary performance, to run around that time would be pretty fantastic.
Really nice to see that after having some early strugggles going through the he mountains he appears to have regrouped and looks to be running well. Very impressive, especially when you consider how far he’s running every day after struggling. Every day he gets up and runs just about my entire weekly mileage, in a day. I have days where I struggle with motivation and soreness and I’m just going to put in a 10 miler. I can’t imagine waking up, feeling crappy, tired and sore, and mentally preparing myself not for 10 miles but a 65 mile run. Massive. Again, very impressive.
Why is he running so quickly? Various experts chimed in earlier in the run suggesting he should hold to a pace of about 12:00/mile to prepare himself for the long haul. I understand that slowing down 2:00/mile on a 60-mile day means he's out there an additional two hours, but which is the better approach? Get the run wrapped up in a short time, or take it a little easier on the body even though you're at it for extra time?
Wet Coast wrote:
Today, 23 miles in and just a bit over a day behind schedule, he is running 9:50/mi pace.
How is Mimi Anderson doing lately, after she was exposed here?
Er... wrote:
Why is he running so quickly? Various experts chimed in earlier in the run suggesting he should hold to a pace of about 12:00/mile to prepare himself for the long haul. I understand that slowing down 2:00/mile on a 60-mile day means he's out there an additional two hours, but which is the better approach? Get the run wrapped up in a short time, or take it a little easier on the body even though you're at it for extra time?
I guess we will find out. Generally I think faster increases the chance of injury, but he's not exactly going fast. It's definitely an easy pace for any "normal" training day.
The other issue is I think you do have to run in a way that works for you. I've done some really slow long runs with friends who are a lot slower than me, and they were all bad. I won't do it any more. Changing my run mechanics to go significantly slower then my easy pace caused me a lot of pain in places where I never have issues (my feet, ankles, etc.). I think there is a pace threshold where once you go below it you aren't really running anymore, just doing some weird shuffle (and you would need to train yourself to get used to doing the weird shuffle).
Er... wrote:
Why is he running so quickly? Various experts chimed in earlier in the run suggesting he should hold to a pace of about 12:00/mile to prepare himself for the long haul. I understand that slowing down 2:00/mile on a 60-mile day means he's out there an additional two hours, but which is the better approach? Get the run wrapped up in a short time, or take it a little easier on the body even though you're at it for extra time?
Wet Coast wrote:
Today, 23 miles in and just a bit over a day behind schedule, he is running 9:50/mi pace.
Hard to understand. Yesterday, his pace at one point hit 4:51 per mile. His record is 4:47 in the mile. Seems odd to push so hard. But, seems to be his plan.
time will tell? wrote:
I guess we will find out. Generally I think faster increases the chance of injury, but he's not exactly going fast. It's definitely an easy pace for any "normal" training day.
The other issue is I think you do have to run in a way that works for you. I've done some really slow long runs with friends who are a lot slower than me, and they were all bad. I won't do it any more. Changing my run mechanics to go significantly slower then my easy pace caused me a lot of pain in places where I never have issues (my feet, ankles, etc.). I think there is a pace threshold where once you go below it you aren't really running anymore, just doing some weird shuffle (and you would need to train yourself to get used to doing the weird shuffle).
I don't think that pace is too difficult or uncomfortable for Dave...
Totally agree with that. I ran with Dave a portion last week for 60km and that pace is over a minute slower/km than my normal slow runs. My ankle started bothering me 30km into it.
4am start for Dave today. Probably a good move to avoid some of the heat
Al’s crew here. I hope to play devil’s advocate. I see some red flags, but I have been out of the game awhile. Mostly the pace seems too fast.
Seems pretty clear the Garmin pace being displayed is inaccurate. Still--looks like he's doing well today. He's on the outskirts of Medicine Hat, about 30 miles in. Almost to Saskatchewan by this afternoon?
dbjared wrote:
Hard to understand. Yesterday, his pace at one point hit 4:51 per mile. His record is 4:47 in the mile. Seems odd to push so hard. But, seems to be his plan.
Anatoly Kruglikov & Yiannis Kouros were known to do pickups at 6:00/mile without cracking over the long haul. However, they are icons!