Week 6: January 30 – February 5, 2017
Week 6 of my 50k Ultra Training is complete, and below is my summary for the week.
Links: 50k Training Plan
- Monday:
- AM: Weights – Legs & Biceps
- PM: OFF
- Tuesday:
- AM: 1 hour run on treadmill (random setting, level 10/20)
- PM: Weights – Chest & Triceps
- Wednesday:
- AM: 12mi trail run
- PM: OFF
- Thursday:
- AM: 3mi road run
- PM: CrossFit class – Legs & Shoulders
- Friday:
- AM: OFF
- PM: OFF
- Saturday:
- AM: 5mi hike in Acadia National Park (home!)
- PM: OFF
- Sunday:
- AM: 22 mi road run
- PM: SUPERBOWL!
Total mileage: ~42mi
Summary
Training this week was solid. I wasn’t able to get in the weightroom as much as normal, but I had some good long runs that felt great. My long run this week was on the road which is not ideal but nothing to worry about either. I hadn’t run that distance, especially on the road, since my marathon in 2014 but it felt just fine. I remembered exactly why I gave up running on long, flat roads–BORING! I don’t mind mixing it up, but I won’t be doing many more long road runs, that’s for sure!
Weightroom:
I was only able to get in 3 sessions this week (only 2 were recorded in my app), but that’s alright. I tried out CrossFit for the first time (I had a Groupon for 10 free classes) and got some good lifting in with that as I didn’t do the normal WOD. Next week will be a little off as well since I’ll be doing more travelling, but I should be able to get in at least a couple of sessions. As always, see my Training Plan for the exact exercises I perform at each workout.
Until next week (from ANOTHER new location)!
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Brandon Chase is a writer, endurance athlete, and guide based in Maine. He is a former Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State and spent nearly a decade overseas serving at embassies in Egypt, Cyprus, and Pakistan.
Along with a 98-day thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, he has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, hiked the West Highland Way, fastpacked in the Himalayas, and trekked around New Zealand and South Africa. He also regularly competes in ultramarathons at the 50k, 50-mile, and 100-mile distances. He is a Lead Guide for Andrew Skurka Adventures and the New England Outdoor Center.