This episode has three parts:
- Summary and details about my racing results for the year, including a Daytona 100 race report.
- What I think contributed to my prolific and productive year
- Tentative plans for 2022
2021 Summary
- Most Races in a year. Ran 11 races ranging from 1 mile to 100 miles, one 1 mile, three marathons, five 50K or similar, one 50 miler (PR), one 100 miler (PR). In 11 states, 10 of them in states I hadn’t raced in before. Won my age group in all but one…took 3rd in the ME marathon which was one day after the NH marathon.
- Retook an AT KFT on my 65th birthday. Originally set the FKT on my 60th birthday.
- Most miles run in training....2,500+
- No lost training days due to injury
Keys to a successful 2021
- Consistently running 5-6 days per week
- Running a lot of races
- Strength & mobility training
- Following a general training plan designed by Zach Bitter https://zachbitter.com/coaching
- Deb’s support
- CBD (without THC)
Plans for 2022
- I plan to run my age in kilometers (66K or 41 miles) on my birthday in mid-January. This year the run will be run on a track. Tentatively 1/15 Mechanicsburg HS 9:00 am start
- I would like to enter a 100 mile & 24-hour track event sometime in 2022. The challenge will be finding an open event that fits into my schedule. Stay tuned.
- I also plan to run marathons and ultras in the 33 states I have yet to run a marathon or longer in.
- Training mileage record goal
Dr. Stephen Seiler TED Talk:
How "normal people" can train like the world's best endurance athletes
https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_seiler_how_normal_people_can_train_like_the_worlds_best_edurance_athletes
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