Curious about how to train and run an ultra marathon? Welcome to my ultra running training VLOG - Episode 9. This series shows what it takes to run ultra marathon, providing you honest and uncensored details as I train and race for 100 miles ultra marathon every month for the third year. This is a 'behind the scene' view showing the imperfection but the reality of ultra running. This episode covers 2 weeks, including recovery from Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miles, taper, and my latest ultra marathon - Angeles Crest 100 miles.

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Another running VLOG episode, another 2 weeks cycle between 100 miler! This summer of mountain racing is pretty intense to say the least. I guess I got a little carried away signing up for cool race. Because I'm feeling it. I think I'm fortunate to heal and recover quickly from races, but there's a limit. And 2 weeks is too short. Much too short.

Still, there's a lot one can do to maximize recovery, and these 2 weeks cycles are focused on that! Last time, I overdid it a little with my running/training, so this time the focus was on rest, sauna (for heat adapting), and some cross training. But it's hard. It feels bad to be 'inactive'. I think most trail and ultra runner are biased towards 'action'. So when the right thing to do is, well, to do nothing...it feels bad.

But that's what I did this time. Because my heels and achilles were flared up from last race. Good thing I did because Angeles Crest is a beast! I was actually seriously worried about a DNF. Just everything was lining up poorly. I was signed up for solo racing (no Nora to crew or pace), missed the drop bag timing, had 2 weeks of sleep deprivation due to work, hot race, only 33 hours. Ouch! So coming in not injured was a priority.

The race went so-so. I was struggling with food and achilles, but managed the heat relatively well. Still, it was bad! 2 people were air lifted due to heat stroke. It was not just uncomfortable, it was brutal. But I put my 'game face' on - being much more serious, focus, and driven, than typical. And I found it in me to keep pushing until that finish line! I can't wait to share this with you - maybe once I'm back from my next race: Leadville 100 miles in Colorado.

Next race is Leadville 100 miles in Colorado on August 17-18. Then Nora and I will trail run self-supported Tour du Mont-Blanc in Italy and Tor des Geants - 200 miles in the Italian Alps. Later in October, it's Diagonal des Fous on Ile de la Reunion. I'm worried about all of those...all major challenges...

As always - Thanks for watching and remember -

Work Hard!
Believe in yourself!
Push your limits!

Simon

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