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Jim Preparing For Trail Demon 10K

February Summary

It’s the month before my next race, the Mississippi Trail 50, 100 mile. The last training cycle which includes race prep and travel. This month was, as expected, lower in volume by a good margin. The focus was on speed…

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Jim In The Cold

January Numbers

This month was another big one with 270 total miles covered in 21 runs. There were six runs over 20 miles, the longest of the month was 28.6miles. There was also snow and I did two of my long runs…

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December Numbers

The focus this month was on speed and strength, so there were many running ‘workouts’. Those consisted of tempo runs, interval sessions on the track, and longer intervals on the trails.
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November Numbers

My training in November was MUCH different from October. To start, I got Covid two weeks before the JFK 50-mile race, which eliminated the build and pre-race prep weeks of my training. Instead, I was on the couch trying to…

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My October

My training toward a sub-24-hour 100-mile race is progressing well. After my 12-hour race at the Red Barn Challenge, I decided to add another race to my 2023 calendar. I signed up for the JFK 50-Mile on November 18th. It’s…

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