50 Mile Run, June Baby!!

May 04, 2010

Well it's official! I just mapped out my 50.22 mile run in Newport Beach, CA for next month. I realized that I would probably need some support crew on this run so my buddy Josh threw in his hat and agreed to MTB the run with me and be my support. That rocks.

The course has a max elevation of 600 feet so that makes it really easy on me. My main issue is going to be my Newtons. To date, my longest run in the Newtons was 29 miles. I followed that up with two other mid-distance runs and a 19 miler, all 59 miles within 7 days. My legs were fully recovered but the ball of my right foot and big toe hurt, so I need to evaluate if Newton's are going to be the answer for these ultra marathon runs. TBD on that.

Nutrition is awesome. I have ton's of energy, I have my water to electro drink ratios perfect and other than a small amount of lactic buildup that I get religiously round mile 20, I'm good to go. I actually got Sports Legs pills to see if that helps. I wanted to try that before I started pounding the salt. I really want to avoid dehydrating out and getting thirsty on the run, so I hope this is a good alternative.

I have a 39 mile prelude on the 28th of this month, which is 6 x 6.55 loops around my community. That will be a good gauge to see what issues present themselves on what I would consider my first long ultra marathon. Looking forward to the challenge and gearing up for that. Have a great month racing and training everyone.

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