FUBAR said:
Just got the email saying my request to drop IM CHOO was accepted.
just told the wife I'm signing up for the pinhoti 100. She thinks I'm nuts.
Duck / others, advise please. What should I expect? Training time vs ironman, mental, etc.
It's November 7-8
NICE!! A point-to-point 100, love it.
I obviously can't compare to IM training time, but I would think it would be comparable or maybe even less. But it all depends. I'm relatively low volume at 45-55 miles per week training for my 100 miler, while others are busting out 70-100 per week. Pinhoti isn't mountainous, but with
16K' of vert it's not flat, either. How technical is the course? I don't know a lot about this one.
Random thoughts:
- It's all about specificity, and as you're going to be spending some time power hiking (especially mile 35-40 and mile 73) be sure you mix that in to your training. I just include it in my hilly long runs, but I also go out and do some specific hiking as well, especially on tired legs. If this course is technical, try to get out and train on that kind of terrain.
- 16,500' of elevation loss = train your quads on downhills. Long downhills, downhill repeats, pushing the downs hard on rolling terrain. I did this a lot and still had quad/IT issues in my race, so I need to do it even more. Of course strength training like <tri-man>lunges<\tri-man> would help as well.
- Practice running at night, with the light system you're going to use. I like a combo of a headlamp and a handheld as it evens out the shadows and improves depth perception.
You've done IMs, so you're used to being uncomfortable I'd assume. That'll come in very handy.
Obviously I've only done one of these so far, so I still have a ton to learn as well.
Looking forward to following your training!
