Weekend Warriors Running Group
Last update January 5, 2012
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Team Couch Potato 2012 Avalon 50 Mile Training Calendar
This training is designed primarily for those that want to walk/jog just to finish the Avalon 50 mile trail race at a 15-20 minute per mile pace and start early. It consists of working from a comfortable 2 hour trail walk/jog/run base to doing at least four 4 hour minimum training runs spaced two weeks apart. This is a proven endurance training technique to finish an ultra with least chance of injury. Emphasis on the training runs is to work out individual distance running problems, especially hydration and eating over long periods on the trail.
See Team Couch Potato and First Ultra Training.
September
11 Sunday 2 hr min Weekend Warriors - Monrovia Canyon, 7:30AM,
Grand Park start, explore the Ben Overturff trail
25 Sunday 2.5 hr min Skyline Trail SW, Hacienda Heights, 7:30AM.
October
8 Saturday 3 hr min Weekend Warriors, Inspiration Point, 7:00AM
22 Saturday 3.5 hr min Silver Moccasin Trail, Shortcut/Newcombs Ranch
Meet 8:00AM at jct. 210/2 to car pool, start at Shortcut at 9:00AM
29 Saturday 4+ hrs #1, Skyline Trail East, Hacienda Heights, 7:30AM.
November
12 Saturday 4+ hrs #2, Catalina Eco Marathon
20 Saturday ? hrs, Foothill H3, Higginbotham Park, Claremont, 1PM
25 Friday 3+ hrs, West Fork morning after Thanksgiving run, early start 8AM
December
4 Sunday 4+hrs #4+, High Desert Ultra 50K, Ridgecrest
18 Sunday 3-4 hr Foothill H3 La Canada
31 Saturday 3-4 hr Noiz Indian Run - Chantry Flat
January
14 Saturday Avalon 50
Those that contact Tom, do the training and run the race will get a cheese burger for lunch at the Isthmus aid station turn around (mile 26.7) in celebration of his 70th birthday and for those doing their first ultra, passing 26.2 miles. Enter the race and join the party - see who's coming. Tom is officially leaving the start at midnight and wants company to help scare the buffalo away on the course. However, you can start anytime at or before 5AM depending on how long you think it will take you to finish before 5PM, but you have to at least say HI as you zoom by. Your expected Avalon 50 time will roughly be between two times your Catalina Eco Marathon and Ridgecrest 50K times.
Aid Station latest departure time plan based on walking the uphills and jogging the downhills at a 15-20 minute per mile average pace and leaving at Midnight. We will have a race official to start us off.
