October 25 Days 259.2 miles
September 25 Days 263.2 miles
August 27 Days 265.6 miles
July 25 Days 211.5 miles
June 22 Days 244.8 miles
May 26 Days 260.8 miles
April 25 days 212.6 miles
March 26 Days 238.5 miles
February 24 Days 184.0 miles
January 26 Days 181.4 miles
Total 2015 251 days 2321.6 miles
This Week 83.9 Miles
Saturday October 24th – 58.44 Miles in 12 hours at the 24 The Hard Way.
Sunday October 25th – Day Off
Monday October 26th – 4 Miles
Tuesday October 27th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 68 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Wednesday October 28th – 12 miles LSD in 2:34:31. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Thursday October 29th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.
Friday October 30th – Date night with my Wife!
Great recovery this week. Right back into my pre race mileage. Blister on my right heel and two of the toes on my right foot. None of the blisters popped. They are painless now and drying out. Only my abs were sore post race. I guess you can tell more about your fitness by your recovery than by the race. You can have a bad race. Recovering well and quickly is a better sign of fitness. A few more hard workouts then start a long taper for my 100 Miles in 24 hour attempt in three weeks. Excited.
I did the 12 hour race at 24 The Hard Way in Oklahoma City. Used this as a long supported training walk. I love timed races. This is one of the best. Perfect course. Great support. A must do race. The real truth is I wanted to see if all the hard work this summer paid off. A test of my fitness level. The 12 hour started three hours before the 24 hour racers. This should not make any difference. My race strategy should be the same. There was a United States Centurion in the 24 hour. Yes I am a Centurion also. But still I wanted to race my best. Look good in the company I was in. Add up as many miles as I could early. The morning was perfect. Almost too cool at start. Overcast all day. Light wind, cool all day. I went out fast. Sub 12:00 minute miles. I felt great. No taper and still fresh legs. After a month of messaging back and forth I met C48 Ivo Majetic. Ivo is one of the Worlds fastest long distance race walkers. A lot of pressure on me to look good. I raced a beauty. No where as smooth or fast as Ivo. He uses his arms more than I do. Perfect form. I did learn a lot about myself. I can push the limits of my fitness. Only issue I had was my stomach. Mister cast iron stomach had to fight today. There are so many different things that can go wrong in these races. I faded a little toward the end. Ended up with 58.44 miles. A personal best. Men’s Masters Champion. Always a thrill to race beside another Centurion. It is a magical bond we share. Next up for me. A 100 mile attempt at the UltraCentric 24 hour in just under four weeks. No pressure in this race.
This Week 55.2 Miles
Saturday October 17th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 68 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Sunday October 18th – 24 Miles LSD in 5:08:10. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Monday October 19th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups, 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag
Tuesday October 20th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 68 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Wednesday October 21st – 12 miles LSD in 2:33:42. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Thursday October 22nd – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.
Friday October 23rd – Travel to Oklahoma City with my Wife!
Lets Race! Legs feel great. Worked hard on endurance this summer. Changed my form. Smooth out my walking. Logged lots of Miles. A nice easy 57 – 58 mile 12 hour tomorrow would prove it all worked.
This Week 55.2 Miles
Saturday October 10th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 67 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Sunday October 11th – 24 Miles LSD in 5:24:22. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Monday October 12th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups, 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag
Tuesday October 13th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 67 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Wednesday October 14th – 12 miles LSD in 2:31:32. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Thursday October 15th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.
Friday October 16th – Date night with my Wife!
One week till my 12 Hour race in Oklahoma City. I have stuck to my guns on not tapering for this race. However, I did slow my long walk way down on Sunday. This had the same effect as a taper. My legs feel refreshed. Plus I am still getting in the mileage. Looking forward to this race. I have worked hard on my endurance this summer. Changed my form. Ready to see if my performance has improved. A test of sorts.
This Week 55.2 Miles
Saturday October 3rd – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 67 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Sunday October 4th – 24 Miles in 4:54:38. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Monday October 5th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups, 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag
Tuesday October 6th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 67 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Wednesday October 7th – 12 miles LSD in 2:35:32. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Thursday October 8th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.
Friday October 9th – Date night with my Wife!
Spent most of this week fighting a cold. My rule has been: If there is no fever – walk. That is what I did. Who knows, I might have a cold during a goal race. Good to know you can walk through it. Made contact this week with United States Centurion Ivo Majetic C48. Ivo has returned to long distance racewalking. Both of us will be at the Oklahoma City The Hard Way in just over two weeks. Me doing the 12 hour. Ivo doing the 24 hour race. Ivo earned his U.S. Centurion with a 18:26:24 time. I am very interested in watching his walking form.
This week 66.4 Miles
Saturday September 26th – 20 Miles LSD in 4:27:47. Walked over a large hill here in Castle Rock, Colorado. Climbed it 10 Times. 200 feet of rise up and over the hill. Then 200 feet of rise back over on the return every lap.
Sunday September 27th – 20 miles LSD in 4:27:29. 10 more trips up that large hill. Very pleased with my Back2Back weekend.
Monday September 28th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups, 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag
Tuesday September 29th – 4.8 miles, 5 sets of 67 push-ups, 21 minutes of Planks
Wednesday September 30th – 12 miles in 2:25:26. 3 sets of 30 squats.
Thursday October 1st – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 10 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.
Friday October 2nd – Date night with my Wife!
Hooray! Made it to October. Things will start picking up now. Cooler weather and RACES! Had a Great Back2Back workout in Colorado last weekend. Some hill work for an Oklahoma flat lander. The thin mile high air had no effect on me. The hill worked on my tibialis anterior muscle. Overall very pleased. Just over three weeks to my 12 hour race in Oklahoma City. I am not going to taper for this race. Plan to make it a supported 12 hour 55 mile walk. My extra long training walk four weeks before my next 100 mile attempt.
