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AM - 8 miles. Warmed up 2 miles w/ some strides, then 5 mile tempo in 26:16 (5:15/mi avg). Splits - 5:21, 5:20, 5:14, 5:12, 5:09. One mile jog home. Didn't sleep well last night, so I waking up early wasn't fun, but two easy days in a row left my legs feeling pretty good.

PM - 8.5 miles. A nice steady run, mostly on gravel and grass... beautiful, warm evening and I felt like I could just cruise along forever. Decided against doing anything faster this afternoon. I noticed today that I didn't notice my achilles at all this morning - I think its about 99.4% of normal now, so I'm not playing roulette with it. Giving it a good soak in the ice tub as I type this entry.

Seriously, how cool is this? A lot of $$$ is probably spent following Kilian Jornet w/ a helicopter... worth every penny! Radical SkiMo footage.

 

Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 07:34:12 from 155.219.241.10

Great effort. Yep, I think 4 races in 8 days might fill the ol' workout quota!

From Rob Murphy on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 08:46:03 from 205.127.70.66

Hope it wasn't anything you ate last night keeping you up.

What are you doing on the track this afternoon? Something shorter and faster right?

From Lily on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 08:49:05 from 67.199.178.210

Races galore ahhhh yeah!

What's up with the lost sleep?

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 09:04:28 from 155.100.226.54

Yep just some last chance turnover work.

I think sleeping 10-11 hours per night over the weekend is what did me in!

From Rachelle on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 09:33:54 from 159.212.71.200

Perfect tempo Jake! You are so ready for your upcomming races.

I could not fall asleep until midnight last night. Stupid Holiday weekend hangover messing up our sleep patterns. :)

From Andrea on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:03:55 from 69.131.218.205

You'll be on the Fritz/Allie/James plan after today! :)

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:05:09 from 155.100.226.54

I'm not playing softball, solving complex math equations, or running at 3:30am - so how exactly will I be on their plan? :-)

From Andrea on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 13:30:44 from 69.131.218.205

Wow that video is AWESOME!!! The footage is unbelievable and I love the message.

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 13:33:44 from 155.100.226.54

I wonder how good he is at DOWNHILL skiing? He is pretty dang amazing on the up. I'd be slowly kicking steps on those snowy ridge traverses that he is just cruising across. Now I want to go skiing again...

From Lulu Walls on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 13:46:50 from 155.100.212.98

Whoa that video looks amazing! It did not help with my feelings of stir-craziness though.

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 13:48:13 from 155.100.226.54

what?! your doctor hasn't cleared you to sprint up knife-edges on high peaks in the alps yet?

From Lulu Walls on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 14:02:58 from 155.100.212.98

Nope, not yet. I have so much energy I am annoying myself.

From scottkeate on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 16:13:30 from 216.49.181.254

That was an awesome video! Thanks for the share. It made me want to go to R.E.I. and invest in some cool mountaineering equipment.

Nice 5-mile effort this morning. Looks like the motor is still running.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 19:34:01 from 65.100.192.74

Thanks for the video clip. I am now going to quit my job.

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 19:52:23 from 67.182.215.126

you only have a week left Rob - you'll make it! Then you can go run around in the mountains all summer

Scott - the motor is definitely still running... now we just need to find out if its a nascar or formula one car... hopefully the latter!

From Jon on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 20:44:55 from 74.177.120.63

Kilian is a stud. Runner and skier- right up your alley.

From Hamdog Alum on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 21:07:25 from 71.82.247.163

Smart move with the achilles and nice tempo. Those tempos seem so routine for you now.

From jun on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 09:02:26 from 205.158.160.209

Ski-mo is definitely the real deal. And while much of the footage in that film will be more epic than the slightly contrived racing circuit, it is still insane and he is the top guy, for sure. I can't wait till that comes out.

Someone asked how good he is at going downhill. I've watched a few videos and can say that he's pretty good considering the boots and skis he is using and the terrain he is descending. He's solid.

From Jake K on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 09:07:03 from 155.100.226.54

I'd like to do some of the local SkiMo races next winter. It just didn't work out w/ the training for Boston this year. The only thing I don't love about it is that (like cycling, but unlike running) really, really expensive gear gives you an actual advantage in races.

From jun on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 09:12:26 from 205.158.160.209

Do you know Jared? If not, you probably should. He's friends with Faceless Ghost. Good guy and one of the top Skimo guys in Utah.

http://slc-samurai.blogspot.com/

From Jake K on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 09:14:12 from 155.100.226.54

I read those guys' blogs - they are hardcore! Always enjoying reading about their adventures, but man, sometimes they do some CRAZY stuff.

From jun on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 09:19:08 from 205.158.160.209

'sometimes'?

You need to go back and read Faceless Ghost's report of running Timp with Jared a year or so ago. Best story ever.

From Scott Wesemann on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 18:21:49 from 66.232.64.4

Cool vid. Makes me want to get out.

From Burt on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 18:26:45 from 72.223.82.180

That looks like Scott Wesemann. Scott has better teeth though.

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