The Long Road To Leadville - Episode 5....and 6 - Checking my Armoury

[@joannaw3101]

Great to see you running Dave! I do find that solid food taken between gels keeps any stomach issues in check. Someone recommended ginger to settle the stomach when some GI troubles are brewing. I recommend reading "The Athlete's Gut" by Patrick Wilson, about how nutrition affects the gut and how diet can support fitness goals. Have a great training week!

[@filmmytrailrun]

Thanks Joanna, yes, you’re not the first person to mention ginger to me. I just need to determine what form I take it in. Thanks also for the book recommendation, I will definitely take a look. I hope your own training is going well. Time now for a game if Pickleball before my first 5k in a long time later today. Thanks for tuning in 👍

[@RCummins]

Great to see the training going well Dave and the mileage ramping up with the mix of surfaces and the recovery. I like the smaller details that you are referring to. Oh yeah and see you Monday in LA. :-)

[@filmmytrailrun]

Ha ha, yes indeed my friend. I look forward to running with you again next week. Get some good rest this week 😉

[@daviddebbiewilliams5262]

I think I said to you a year ago to get a coros Vertix . it brilliant. It helped me on the Ring O fire ultra around Anglesey. Loving your videos!!

[@filmmytrailrun]

Indeed you did. I got there in the end 😃. I went for the Apex Pro 2 as I think it will have everything I need.it’s light, it has the all important long lasting battery, and it has maps capabilities. Thanks for the advice…and continuing to tune in 👍

[@sturgmanrunning8546]

Amazing dude good luck 😂

[@filmmytrailrun]

Thanks SturgMan Running, the excitement is definitely building and I can’t wait to get up to Colorado and see the course for myself. As I like to say “the journey is the reward” 👍

[@wesmcelheney9428]

i like that idea you mentioned, if you aren't resting properly, you might not be 'depositing' your run 'into the bank' properly either.

[@filmmytrailrun]

Yeah, the running is really only half the story. You need to be getting adequate rest and recovery relative to the amount and intensity of running you are doing, and very often it goes unmentioned. Thanks for tuning in and glad you got something from it.

[@wideawake914]

We do have flap Jack's over here mate.

[@filmmytrailrun]

Ah yes…but are they Flahavan’s 😂😂. Home comforts are the best. Thanks for continuing to tune in 👍

[@joanryan612]

Great work with the training for the Leadville Slightly off topic. Training for the Dublin marathon first one. What mileage do i need to be getting in each week until it Also your pace on casual runs is super fast. Was it always that way? Or did it gradually increase over the years. And if so how.

[@filmmytrailrun]

Thanks for tuning in Joan. I’ll start with your last question first. No, my pace wasn’t always where it is now, it has improved over time. The reason I start there is because your own pace will also improve if you keep running, that is inevitable. Coaches love newbies because all they need to do with them is get them running and they will improve. Now back to the DCM, here’s my recommendation: increase your cumulative weekly mileage as much as possible. If you could get up to 40 or 50 miles that would be amazing. DCM was my first marathon back in 2014 and I didn’t know any of this so while I did well I also suffered more than I needed to. Next, don’t skip your weekly long run. Ideally if you could build up to the point where you do 20, 22, 20 (miles) as your last 3 long runs before your taper (3 week taper) that would set you up for success. And finally you want to be doing some faster stuff too. 1mile and half mile repeats at a hard effort with recovery in between are good. Be careful with the speed work. If you push it too hard or do it too soon after one of your other hard sessions it is a sure fire way to injury. And that’s it. It’s simple….but it’s not easy 😀. Overall takeaway: increase your cumulative weekly mileage as much as reasonable, ensure you hit your long run each week, and sprinkle in some speed workouts. Best of luck and let me know how you get on at the DCM 🏃‍♀️💪

[@joanryan612]

@filmmytrailrun thanks a million. Noted all of the above! Let's hope it goes well. Keep up the training and no doubt you will fly Leadville

[@patrickclarke1462]

I find it hard to decide between vest and belt i find a full bottle in belt irritating but the vest can be overkill depending on the run

[@filmmytrailrun]

Absolutely Pah, it’s hard to find the right balance. The closer you can get to “t-shirt, shorts, shoes/socks” the better. I have seen harder plastic bottles used too. They might bounce around less. Anyway, I’ll keep experimenting and enjoy the journey. I hope you’re building nicely for your own next challenge 👍

[@patrickclarke1462]

@filmmytrailrun I've recently been using nike trail shorts seven pockets need to get smaller waterbottle to check that but they are great for gels keys banana even phone etc I'm building nicely trail half marathon Saturday and then 10 week block for the 80k eco trail bit the bullet for the jump in distance 🫣

[@filmmytrailrun]

Ah brilliant, best of luck with it. I hear there is a good video on KZbin showing the EcoTrail 80k course 🤣🤣