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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 5d

Good luck with your healing and I have a rockstar pt/coach if you want a recommendation you don’t need to visit.

Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 5d

That sounds terrible. Have you done any pt?

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 5d

That’s such strong work! And you negative split the second half! You’re rocking and rolling! 🥳

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 5d

I’m so glad it went well!! Snack variety is a quality of life investment that always pays off. When is your race?

Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 11d

Good luck with the move!! Boo to bothersome bladders. Loading your worldly possessions definitely counts as strength and stability work!

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 11d

Welcome back! Hope the miles are going well.

Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Stats on the half (20k?)

11.9 miles with 2,000 feet of elevation and an average heart rate of 138

Mile splits showing net elevation change, average pace, and average heart rate per mile

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Stats for the 50 mile attempt

Finished 33.6 miles in 8 hours with 6,400 feet of elevation gain and an average heart rate of 128.

Mile split info with net elevation change, average pace and average heart rate per mile.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Stats on the 50k

30.37 miles in 7:30 with about 5,300 feet of elevation and an average heart rate of 134

Mile splits with net elevation change, average pace and average heart rate

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Run went well! Carried my poles until around mile 6 where I used them for the first appreciable climbs and then for the rest of the race. Poles were such a help this year. Running through a cow pasture and over fence stiles was a fun way to end a great weekend of running. #runchat #running

The first fence crossing is a wooden step ladder over a split rail fence.

A picture of a fence stile from last year. Shows wooden boards between two fence posts that you can climb to get over a barbed wire fence.

The last hill of each day is cardiac hill with a STEEP 2/3 mile climb before crossing a pasture back to camp and the finish line.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Trilogy Day 3 recap - woke up feeling stiff, did a bunch of ankle mobility, ate breakfast and checked the weather - 50 degrees and misting rain for the race. Anyone else feel like that is the perfect running weather? No stream crossings so I wore my road shoes instead of my trail runners.

View from breakfast- overcast, misting rain, soaked deck with picnic tables and dismal looking start line

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Fortunately the people at the aid station were mostly supportive and one even gave me a great beer. #runchat #runsky #running

Morning view coming down off spruce knob West Virginia- nice chilly day in a frosty meadow with a bright sky and a little fog in the valley.

Mandatory pretty waterfall picture with me in the bottom left.

Horton’s Trail going up out of Judy Spring. The joke of the race was that it wasn’t really a trail race because the organizers just marked the woods 😂

If being responsible means getting an Other Half Green City IPA as a consolation then I guess things could be worse.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

So I hiked and hopped down the stream and over the rocks, ran the few runnable sections. And got to the aid station to tap out. I had a dumb veso vegal episode several miles prior and wasn’t feeling like it would be safe and responsible to continue running to the finish 🫤 adulting is overrated.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 12d

Trilogy Day 2 recap - 50 mile attempt, 34 miles bc reality - perfect day with a great run. My big goal was to really conserve energy so I could run along a really nice stream where my feet were in too much pain to run last year. Discovered that trail is a mess of leaf covered loose rocks. 🤣

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 15d

Forgot tags! #running #runchat

Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 15d

Trilogy day 1 is done! 50k went well, it was dry, cold, and I was able to manage effort well all day.

Mid-water crossing - water was less than knee deep

Halfway up the last big climb with the previous climb in the background.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 16d

Trilogy time! Packed and ready. So many snacks… #runchat

Yellow saucony ultra xtreme shoes, blue saucony ride shoes, tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, duffle bag of clothes, back pack of snacks, yoga mat, and a foam roller

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 18d

I find that after 13.1 surprising feelings happen. Might get high or low. If I’m low I try to focus on the next 1 mile or even a third mile if that’s what I need. Have options for snacks and drinks, use your car as an aid station and have ice water in it. What route ideas do you have?

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 19d

This looks like a great idea!

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 20d

7 mile trail run yesterday and an easy 4 miles around town today. Workout didn’t include weights for the first time in forever. Anyone else feel like trash when you’re tapering? #runchat #running #runsky

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 20d

Taper week 2…. Cannot wait till Friday.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 20d

Have you put diaper cream on the chafing?

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 23d

You need wings in your life. Although steak and eggs sounds great, it may be missing grits however. PT and mobility will make tomorrow better. I shall join in that effort.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations!! They can make faces as long as they don’t interfere with progress.

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Michael @lestermj.bsky.social · 24d

Forgot tags! #running #runchat

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