My First 50-Mile Ultra Race Plan
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Have a great race!
Looks like a great plan, Gabe, and for sure a great way to close out the year. Will be very interested to heat your thoughts after your race. And by the way, Moab Red Hot in feb is tentatively on my schedule. If you pull the trigger, I will most likely as well. Have a great race!
@Mark, I have a Salomon running vest that holds two 500mL soft flasks (basically water bottles made from flexible plastic). They sit on your chest, and the whole thing is very comfortable. It has a bunch of pockets to stash gear and food in. I tend to go with the Boy Scout motto of “always be prepared,” especially since weather in Utah is crazy unpredictable and I’ll be out in the desert miles from help at certain points in the race. I can usually go 2-3 hours before I need to reload. I personally hate hand-held water bottles. I know other people like them, but I can’t stand running with them.
@Scott and Clark, thanks! I appreciate all your encouragement on EN, Strava, and FB!
@Sue, I really hope they have Coke at the last couple aid stations. I don’t normally drink it, so it’s like rocket fuel on race day. I tend to use Tail Wind as my primary nutrition source for long runs. It’s super clean and doesn’t cause the saturated palate and rotten gut like Gatorade. I usually steal a couple of Uncrustables from my daughters for my drop bag. Kids food is super easy to digest, and getting some peanut butter in sates my hunger. The three ultras I’ve done have been stocked with junk food. I don’t eat much of that normally, so I don’t want to risk it on race day. That said, if something looks good, I won’t hold back.
Looking forward to meeting up for Moab Red Hot! I'll start locking in my race schedule after I survive Dead Horse.
Gabe, wow!
I have been watching.......you always take BIG bites!
A 50 mile ultra is its own animal and it takes an animal to get it done.
There is a man named Thomas Orf. About 10 years ago, this man, who smoked two packs a day and did not exercise came to me after church one evening and said he wanted to run a marathon ...........and hesitantly asked if I could help. I worked with him for 7 months. I was a friend but I was brutally honest and sometimes even cold with him on a daily basis about getting it done. I lead by example. He embraced, engaged, did the work and qualified for Boston on his first marathon experience.....now several years later, Thomas is ranked in the top 5 ultra (100 mile runners) in Texas.
He is a good man. Look him up on Facebook, tell him Shaughn Simmons sent you. Ask him to look at your plan and pick his brain.
Good luck!
SS
Thanks, SS! I appreciate all your mojo! I feel like I should be nervous, but I don't know enough to be since it's 18 miles farther than I've ever run.
I'll reach out to your friend. That's a really inspirational story. Not surprised he got great results -- he had a great coach!