In his debut, Roman finishes runner-up at Rogue Gorge 50k
PC: @stevenmortinson & @daybreakracing 10/18 In his trail debut, Roman Kirkov finished 2nd this past weekend at the Rogue Gorge 50k to Brooks sponsored Jared Bassett. Bassett ran a winning time of 3:37:45 to Roman's 3:43:06. Ryan Maize was 3rd, in 3:54:41....
The “Mook” Tempo: 20 miles at a moderate effort
Athlete: Asher Catterall Prescribed: 20 mile “Mook Tempo” Result: 20 miles averaging 5:58 (6:07 - 5:44) Asher did this workout on August 22nd, in preparation for the Timberjack 100k on September 12th. This “tempo”, is the last significant effort Asher will do. He’ll...
Roman’s 2 Mile Time Trial
I don’t like time trials. I only ever use them when I feel like it’s necessary to know someone's fitness, and I almost always know how fit my athletes are. I would say that 90% of the time I have an athlete do a time trial - there’s almost no change in their...
Roman’s First Month Back
Around two months after CIM, Roman started to develop some pain in his leg. He took about six weeks to fully recover, which involved both rest days, and easy running. Roman has been back “training” for the past six weeks now, and I thought it might be helpful to see...
Recovering from US 50 Mile Champs
We always take time off after a race, especially a race that was important, and required a long build-up. The reasons for emphasizing recovery are infinite, but here are a few key reasons. Physically recover: this is much more than just getting to the point where one...
“I don’t want to die without any scars.” 50 mile champs
In the midst of races cancelling everywhere due to the corona virus, the Pioneer 50 mile trail race, was impossibly on. After cancelled airline tickets, we piled into separate cars, and headed south. This was a race in which the majority of the team had been training...
Workout: 9 mile tempo
Athlete: Sam Collins Prescribed: 8-10 miles at 6:20 - 6:00 pace Result: 9 miles averaging 6:11 This was Sam’s first workout since the Eugene Frozen Trail Runfest on 12/7. Sam took no time off after the race, but took a down week in the sense that there was zero...
Long Run: Specific Trail Play w/Russell
Athlete: Russell Brown Prescribed: Four hour run Result: 19.58 miles w/4,530 ft. of climbing in four hours. ‘ US 50 mile champs is approaching, therefore a lot of our training is getting more specific. Russell was “lucky” enough to climb to the point to where he was...
Workout: 2 (5×2:30/1) at 10k effort
Athlete: Asher Catterall Prescribed: 2 (5x2:30/1) at 10k effort Result: wu, 2(5x2:30/1) 36:00, cd (9.41 total miles) This was a workout done the Wednesday before the Eugene Frozen Trail Runfest, hence why there was so much rest for such short rep/small volume. We...
Roman runs 2:25:18 at CIM Marathon
Roman ran an ambitious race. What many people don’t realize, is that Roman is actually Ukrainian. He is in the process of becoming a US citizen, but Roman did not go to CIM in an effort to get a USOT. It currently is not a possibility for him. For those that have been...