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opment musings from the trails feeds posts comments mt climie repeats february 10 2014 by james training for northburn 100 stepped up a gear this weekend with a full eight hours spent on the trails i managed 50km of repeats up and down mt climie tunnel gulley running in northburn style walking uphill using the poles and jogging the flat and the downhill mind was numbed toes were munged but it felt great to knock off 1 3 of the total northburn climb in one outing looking forward to doing it again soon posted in uncategorized tagged northburn 100 trail running training leave a comment aorangi undulator february 10 2014 by james there s a few new trail running events emerging in the greater wellington area at the moment and one of the very best is the aorangi undulator the undulator has an intimidating tagline it s not for the weak and it certainly lives up to it distance wise it is only 30km but this race is all about the terrain and the climb heaps of stream crossings gnarly root covered tracks and navigational challenges all await those brave enough to take the event on i made this short video of my day on the course it shows a bit of the climbing and fun in the rivers it also shows what happens when you fall on your arse whilst filming yourself running up a hill this is a great event even though it was the first year of the race everything went very smoothly race marshals were present at crucial stages the course was mostly clear and everybody had a fantastic day out in the sunshine i ll definitely be back in november 2014 you can learn more about the race here http chrismartinc wix com aorangi undulator posted in uncategorized tagged trail running training 1 comment training run lower hutt firebreaks september 22 2013 by james i bought myself a great little gadget called a stickpic this ingenious device lets you stick a camera on the end of a trekking pole safely the end result it s like having a miniature helicam following you on your run check out my test footage taken from a run up the lower hutt firebreaks it sure made the run more fun and i was amazed at how easy it was to get good footage using the stickpic i was using a us 50 camera bought from the warehouse cheap if you re interested you can get you own stickpic at http www thestickpic com posted in uncategorized tagged trail running 1 comment tarawera ultra training plan november 29 2012 by james this week sees the start of my training programme for the 2013 tarawera ultra i am following a back to back long run philosophy this time around with a long flat run each friday morning followed by a long hilly run each saturday the idea behind this approach is to build a solid endurance base the friday runs and to enhance stamina during long hill sessions the saturday runs i use back to back runs in order to get good mileage each week without running myself into the ground the aim is to cruise through the friday run easy pace and then push myself during the saturday run easy pace but pushing myself on the hills the tarawera course is not known for its hills there is really only three or four climbs of note but hill training in general is excellent preparation regardless of the amount of climb on race day you can download my training programme by clicking here tarawera 2013 training programme it is in ms excel format read it change it share it but please let me know if you intend to follow it posted in tarawera ultra trail running leave a comment ultra trail mont blanc 2016 training starts now september 24 2012 by james everybody needs a long term plan five years ago i built up to running my first ever marathon a year later i ran my first ultra two years after that i ran my first 100km when i first started running i could never imagine what i have accomplished now i haven t set any records and only rarely feature in the front runners of a race but i have gained immense personal satisfaction by setting an audacious goal training my butt off and successfully pushing my physical and mental boundaries my next goal is definitely the most ambitious yet i want to qualify for compete in and finish ultra trail mont blanc this 166km race takes in three countries nearly 10km of vertical ascent stunning alpine scenery and crazy good support from the numerous villages that the trail weaves its way through every year 2 000 racers line up for the ultimate trail running challenge the race celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2012 and enjoys a reputation of being the olympics of trail running ultra trail mont blanc click to enlarge i am not kidding myself in terms of what is required to qualify for and complete this race i am allowing myself the best part of four years to achieve this goal my rough plan for building up to the event is as follows tarawera ultra 2013 100km tarawera ultra 2014 160km if it goes ahead northburn 100 2015 160km 8 500m vertical ascent ultra trail mont blanc 2013 i intend to track my progress to qualification on this blog in the years ahead wish me luck and i ll see you on the trails posted in sports trail running ultra trail mont blanc 3 comments tarawera ultra 100km september 24 2012 by james okay so i have been very slack with updating this blog over the past year and a half my biggest omission over this time is not posting about the tarawera ultra race this 100km event takes runners from rotorua to kawerau in the centre of new zealand s north island the course follows some of the country s most beautiful single track taking runners through redwood forest around and sometimes through stunning lakes and passing dramatic waterfalls and gorgeous rivers satellite view and elevation profile the race has an entry limit of 400 runners which looks like being reached for the first time in 2013 this is great news as 100km races are few and far between in new zealand so it is wonderful to see tarawera meeting such tremendous success it is one of the few races in the country where mid and back of the pack runners can rub shoulders with professional rock star class runners in a truly international field me with good friend brendon keenan at the start of tarawera 2011 there are plenty of race reports available for tarawera so i won t provide a full race report here suffice to say that if you enjoy well organised brilliantly supported races with bags of stunning scenery then this is the race for you the damage done the aftermath of tarawera 2012 posted in sports tarawera ultra trail running leave a comment running up mt climie september 24 2012 by james had a great training run up mt climie last weekend the run is a 800 metre ascent altitude of 900 metres the track is accessed at tunnel gulley near the te marua turn off just a few kms out of upper hutt the start of the run takes in the beautiful tane s track with plenty of native bush and a nice smooth surface about 2km in a signpost points the way to the steep route up mt climie and then things get nasty the next 500m is all steep technical terrain with very little opportunity for actual running lots of mud and tree roots with some scrambling over fallen branches for good measure good fun once clear of the rough stuff we emerged onto a gravel road the track is in great condition very easy to follow and runs all the way to the summit take a look at the video which was captured using my training partner s camera there is a bit of camera shake at the start but it does give you a good idea of the kind of terain you can expect and also the stunning views from the top the weird moving text at the bottom of the picture is a side effect of youtube s image stabilization feature won t be using that again posted in uncategorized leave a comment hutt river trail ultra marathon january 29 2011 by james much to my surprise there is a local 60km ultra marathon and the course that it follows runs less than two blocks away from my front door this is kind of embarrassing as i have frequently complained that one of the problems with ultras is the shortage of local events the event was in its fourth year although i understand that the shorter distance events marathon half marathon and 10km have been running for a few years more than that the course with markers each km click to enlarge the course starts at cross creek near featherston the first section follows the rimutaka railway incline all the way to the kaitoke entrance climbing at a gentle rate and taking runners through a series of old railway tunnels from there the course takes in tunnel gulley going past the start of tane s track and through another tunnel towards maymorn section three introduces runners to the hutt river trail which they follow from harcourt park in upper hutt all the way to petone like the rest of the course this section is mostly on gravel roads with the occasional section of single track and only a small amount of sealed roads elevation gentle climb at the start all downhill after that i thoroughly enjoyed this race and not just because it was my first win on the ultra circuit it had a good sized field 25 in the ultra many more in the shorter events and was well supported all along the course i ll definitely be back in 2012 to have another crack and hopefully get my time down from this year s 5 19 the trophy no idea who the guy in the background is posted in trail running leave a comment great naseby water race completed september 5 2010 by james well i did it my first 100km foot race completed looking tired around the 80km mark videos of the race here are a couple of links to some video that was shot on the day of the race it is a family shot movie i e it is more about me during the race than the race itself but it shows a considerable amount of the course and will be helpful for anyone wanting to know more about the terrain high res version recommended http www youtube com watch v ydexxiq8czc low res version for slow internet connections http www youtube com watch v dcyre3pr7bg what was it like the day was a great success weather was perfect a cool day with no wind and only a very few spots of rain the pre dawn start saw us running the first lap in darkness head torches bobbing along the forest track as we ran it was difficult to run the first lap in the dark and at least one entrant became lost after missing a course marker a good reason to stick with a bunch i reckon dawn came midway around the second lap and what a beautiful moment it was the sight of snow covered mountains greeted us as we reached the top of a raise and it was hard not to be taken by the awesome beauty of central otago i don t want to go into too much detail about the race but i do want to share a few small tidbits the course a 10km loop track the course is an even mix of gravel road and forest trails it was dry for us but on a rainy day it would have quickly become quite muddy with the weather on our side i was able to switch from my off road shoes into my regular road shoes there were no problems at all with traction the course contains 230 metres of climb i e a total of 2 3km of climb for the full 101km race which was a bit more than i was expecting the climb is well spread out though and there are no long grunts uphill i liked the variety of terrain no the course from standard gravel roads to easy forest tracks to rock strewn mountain bike single track after i while i began to feel quite dizzy the organisation everything was run very smoothly as you would expect for a race that has been going on for several years now the organising group were very professional and friendly and the volunteers on the course were amazing such an enthusiast bunch i sometimes wonder if they realise just what a huge difference they make to the competitors in terms of motivation and support the halfway mark was manned by the sprightly liam who always had a small and an encouraging word he even took requests for the song to be played as you ran through his aid station for the final lap the start finish line was constantly buzzing with support crews all very friendly time keepers always a smile and a laugh and officials checking that runners had a clear path through the supporters and chatting to runners as they paused to restock trying to stay awake at prize giving the challenge some basic stats distance 101km ascending 2 304 metres 34 26km flat 30 94km descending 2 283 metres 35 89km don t be fooled the inane grin is just to mask the extreme pain posted in great naseby water race trail running leave a comment ready to go august 22 2010 by james after sixteen weeks of training the big date has finally arrived the great naseby water race is less than a week away my training has been tapering for the past couple of weeks so i am feeling good and have plenty of spare energy building up i ve been back over the stats of my training programme thanks to a combination of my garmin forerunner 305 and sportstracks here s a quick breakdown 16 weeks of training completed running five days a week 1 420kms of running distance i ran the marathon distance 42km seven times during my training two of those runs were also ultras at greater than 50km 132 5 hours of running time 13 500 metres of vertical gain during my training runs average pace of 5 36 per km which matches my target pace for the race july was the biggest month for me with 452km running distance over 130 000 calories burnt time for a burger it s been a big commitment in terms of time i am very fortunate in that my family are very understanding and patient probably the biggest adjustment has been the early morning starts during the week i have typically been getting up at 4 30am to do my midweek runs the back to back long runs have been successful at least in terms of my ability to complete them i only really had one incident attributable to the double long runs on my last big weekend i had a 42km on the saturday and a 50km on the sunday i had done the same distances the previous week but this time around i found it much more difficult at one point i found myself hunched over on the trail vomiting and struggling to breath tears running down my face all part of running an ultra some call it a rite of passage and after a few minutes i was able to laugh about it and carry on with my run so looking forward to the big one now my next post will cover the race itself and my thoughts on whether or not my training programme was a good one posted in great naseby water race trail running leave a comment older posts categories great naseby water race kepler challenge sharepoint sitecore sports tarawera ultra trail running ultra trail mont blanc uncategorized wcm blog stats 24 129 hits next event northburn 100 march 22 2014 the big day is here create a free website or blog at wordpress com wpthemes arrested development create a free website or blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed arrested development sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy arrested development subscribe subscribed sign up log in 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