Scott McMillan : Endurance Junky

Scooped from the Trifuel.com Blog.
Top Ten Toughest Edurance Races. I really want to do the the Inca Trail Marathon.

Though it measures barely an ultramarathon, the Inca Trail through the Peruvian Andes to Machu Picchu is a helluva endurance challenge, if only for the outrageous trail conditions and mystical historical payoff. Be prepared to step […]

Rode to work and back. On the way home I extended, took a rip through Pacific on the Jake, then all the way home and around Stanley Park total ride time about 1:20 . Stretching and core workout also.

Distance: 14k / 10k @ T pace
Time: 55:17
AHR: 172
Did the 10 around the seawall, was very windy once I passed under the Lions Gate bridge, made it hard to maintain pace. Saw quite a few VFAC runners doing their workout.

Looks like Dean Karnazes was not the first to do 300 miles.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/032805reed.php

I did some core and stretching in the AM. Then I took the Jake out in the afternoon did a lap around Stanley Park then banged around the interior trails for an hour. Normally the trails in Stanley Park would be very boring on mountain bike but on a Cyclocross you can really get […]

Interesting article that discusses the results of a study on runners who used tempo workouts vs a group who used interval workouts. The difference in times are quite dramatic, read the article for more info.
10k training: What does science have to say about the right training programme for the 10K?

Distance: 25km
Time: 1:57
Course: Hilly there and back from home through Stanley Park over Lions Gate Bridge through Capilano River Regional Park to Clevland Dam return. First real ‘trail run’ this year real meaning there are some technical sections in the Capilano Canyon so you have to watch your footing. This is a really good […]

Interval session with VFAC.
Beaver Lake 1×2×2×1 (3:24,6:57,6:56,3:11), bad workout it was raining hard, I was not mentally into it until the last interval.

Did an easy 10k this morning on the trails in Stanley Park, felt a little stiff from the 400’s last night.
It smelt really good in the park, the cotton woods are starting to bud probably one of my favorite smells.

Track workout with VFAC.
5 X 400 first 400 warm up at 72 then 65,64,66,67.
Last interval I was full of lactic acid, it was a good workout though, I was able to run with a couple guys who are faster than me on the track so it was fun trying to chase them down […]