Hi everyone,
So, my A race for 2013 is the Bear Mountain North Face 50m on May 4th. The cutoff is 14 hours, and I need to be a faster runner if I am going to finish this bad boy. Realistically, I don't need to be a drastically faster runner. My ranking at ultrasignup is 69.5%, and it's fair enough. I looked at the previous finishers and their ranking, and women around my rank tend to either barely finish or make it to the finish after 14 hours.
What are your best tips? Any advice?
I'm not that slow overall - I just ran a 5 mile race in 38:34.
I think I need to work on my long run pace. I think I don't work hard enough on my long runs. I stop to pick blueberries and pet horses, and I probably need to knock it off.
Also, I just ran a 50K (road) at a 10:10 min/mile pace on Saturday, and it was pretty easy overall. There's probably no excuse for me to EVER go out for 6 miles at an 11:00 min/mile pace, yeah? That's another bad habit I probably need to ditch.
So, my A race for 2013 is the Bear Mountain North Face 50m on May 4th. The cutoff is 14 hours, and I need to be a faster runner if I am going to finish this bad boy. Realistically, I don't need to be a drastically faster runner. My ranking at ultrasignup is 69.5%, and it's fair enough. I looked at the previous finishers and their ranking, and women around my rank tend to either barely finish or make it to the finish after 14 hours.
What are your best tips? Any advice?
I'm not that slow overall - I just ran a 5 mile race in 38:34.
I think I need to work on my long run pace. I think I don't work hard enough on my long runs. I stop to pick blueberries and pet horses, and I probably need to knock it off.
Also, I just ran a 50K (road) at a 10:10 min/mile pace on Saturday, and it was pretty easy overall. There's probably no excuse for me to EVER go out for 6 miles at an 11:00 min/mile pace, yeah? That's another bad habit I probably need to ditch.