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Team Ultra - Week 16 of 24

Shaughn SimmonsShaughn Simmons
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Rest week in terms of total hours and run mileage this week.  Going for something in the range of 35-40 miles while making sure I get some intensity in there as I monitor the total weekly TSS build during this week. 

I hope to run Saturday on trails to complete my total weekly mileage and take Sunday off completely but, we'll see how the week unfolds given we have New Year's Eve in the middle of the week!

My legs were tired and my ankles sore from 3 weeks of good running and the added stress of negotiating trails, roots, mud, rail road tracks, leaves and little boys running along with me.  Good stuff!  My eleven year old asked me Saturday if we could do this everyday!   Wonder which direction he is headed down this road of life??

Have a safe, resting week and enjoy basking in all that 2014 was and all the 2015 has to bring!

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  • tim cronktim cronk
    Yeah "REST" week is relative... I'm definitely cutting my run mileage back by a third this week.. But what do I do instead? Go out for a 70 mile , 3000' elevation ride... felt good for about 2 hrs and then I felt REALLY bad!

    Sounds like the kid is a chip off the ole block LOL !
  • tim cronktim cronk
    Easy week yeah right LOL.... Well did a good job cutting back all my runs by 33% and finished the week with 41 miles running vs 62 last week.... But I did do extra biking but almost all of it was really easy 155miles in the saddle and 5900yds in the pool.....Picking the run mileage back up this week :-)

  • Shaughn SimmonsShaughn Simmons

    Great week TC!  Watched you rack up the hours each day! ......needed a nap after that.

    26 miles of running this week for me, but 10 of those at Z4 Tues - Thurs and 1st place on the run EN challenge.....had to cool the legs off from running the rest of the week and I am lucky I did not injure myself doing that.   5+ hours of biking in there and 2 swims.......857 TSS vs. 1,019 prior week - so a lower load overall.

    Next week is a new cycle ramping up more time outside, on trails and less time on Z4 work.   22 degrees here this morning before the wind, so praying that changes damn soon!

    Saturday is a training day at Bandera - 25K trail run on rocks, roots, dirt, hills, raccoons, lizards, leaves, sticks, rabbits, coyotes and other competitors............should be stupid slow but hopefully fun.

    SS

  • tim cronktim cronk
    SS .... Awesome cant wait to see what you think of the 25k! Good luck/skill to Ann!
  • Scott GiljumScott Giljum
    SS, what are you training for?  I know what Tim is up to with UMFL, but wanted to see what you are gearing up for.  I see the huge amounts of work being put in and wanted to know the end goal.
  • tim cronktim cronk
    Scott,  this was an old thread 2014/15 winter I think.  I did a 50k then 50 miler and SS did some badass 50k in Texas.   We really need those time stamps for threads like this.
  • tim cronktim cronk
    Oops yep the first post had a time stamp.
  • Shaughn SimmonsShaughn Simmons
    @Scott Giljum - I have IMMT in August and maybe some things in between along the way.



  • Scott GiljumScott Giljum
    That's a lot of work for IMMT! Can't wait to see all that unleashed. 
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