Follow my Progress on Race day

100K Elevation Profile

On Saturday, May 18th I will be running the Bishop100K (62 miles) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains by Bishop, CA.  The race starts at 6:00am and I will be carrying my Spot Tracker that will update my progress on the following web page. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0ql2ZURhTMVbJcg5IWox3Bhqj7VjGI3y0

My goal is to finish in under 15 hours so that I can use it as a qualifying run for the Western States 100.  This works out to a little faster than a 15 min./mile pace so as long as I can keep moving all day, I should be fine.  So far the weather report looks favorable with clear skies and highs of 77F down in Bishop so not too bad and it will even be cooler up at elevation at if this report holds true. 

As far as drop bag locations and nutrition for the run, I will use a similar plan to what I had last year with the addition of salt tabs.  Last year I believe I was experiencing hydration problems and cramping because it was fairly warm the entire day and I was not taking in any extra salt besides the few elctrolytes I was getting at the aid stations which apparently isn't enough. I will have drop bags at the Buttermilk Road, Edison Loop, and Tungsten Hills aid station which I pass 2 times each.  This would space out my drops at 11, 17, 23, 35, 41 and 48 miles which is manageable. I will need about 300 calories per hour and I will have that amount in both Perpetuem Tablets and GU gel packs and bananas.  That way if one thing isn't working for me then hopefully something else will.

This year I will be wearing gaiters from Dirty Girl Gaiters to keep the sand out of my shoes which was killing me last year.  I really was just being a big baby and stopping every few miles to empty my shoes so at least I won't have that excuse this year.  Running 62 miles through the mountains is enough to ask without having to do it with sand and rocks in my shoes that will be nice I guess.  Interesting name they chose for their company, Dirty Girl, but they really work and are some of the best gaiters out there.




 

100K Route

Above is my track from last year.  This year I will be going 12 miles further.  It is essentially the same route but when we get back to the junction that is close to the Millpond we will be taking a left up and over the Tungsten Hills.  At that point it is 3 miles up, 3 miles down the other side followed by a U-turn up and over again to the finish.  I am almost sure to be completing that portion in the dark and will be using a headlamp to guide me.  If I am lucky I will be close enough to another runner and we will be able to run together, but I am not counting on that.

100 K Distance Chart

	MILEAGE	NEXT AID	ELEVATION	CUT OFF	DROP BAGS
START	0.0	1.51	4425
TUNGSTEN CITY #1	1.51	4.24	4738
CDF CAMP	5.75	4.02	4850
JUNCTION	9.77	1.50	6150
BUTTERMILK ROAD	11.27	3.67	6508		YES
MCGEE CREEK	14.94	2.46	7900
EDISON LOOP	17.40	2.99	8000	12.30PM	YES
OVERLOOK	20.39	3.01	9385
EDISON LOOP	23.40	2.65	8000		YES
INTAKE 2	26.50	2.94	8100		YES
BISHOP CREEK LODGE	29.00	2.94	8374
INTAKE 2	31.93	3.10	8100	4.15PM	YES
EDISON LOOP	35.03	2.46	8000		YES
MCGEE CREEK	37.49	3.67	7900
BUTTERMILK ROAD	41.16	1.50	6508	7:00PM	YES
JUNCTION	42.66	3.73	6150
HWY 168	46.39	2.06	5560
TUNGSTEN CITY #2	48.45	3.65	4774	9.00PM	YES (100K)
SAGE SUMMIT	52.10	2.35	5596
100k TURNAROUND	54.45	2.35	5445
SAGE SUMMIT	56.75	3.60	5596
TUNGSTEN CITY #2	60.35	1.66	4770
FINISH	62.01	0.0	4425	1.00AM	YES

Resting up for Bishop 100k

I am getting pretty excited in anticipation of my big run which is just one week away now.   The Bishop 100k starts at 6:00am Saturday, May18th and now I am resting for the event putting in only a few easy runs a week.  Below is a graph of my weekly mileage totals from the past 4 1/2 months.  I had originally planned to run a few more heavy weeks in April of 80 miles or more, but I felt I had to scale that back when my  body wasn't responding well to the demands and needed more rest. Though I do feel good about the training that I have done knowing that I have pushed it as hard as I possibly can and came out of it without any injuries.  My hamstring problem is continuing to improve and by race day I anticipate any lingering soreness to completely disappear.  Looking back I see that I have a block of 6 weeks with 60 plus miles, one 7 day period where I logged 96 miles and 5 separate back to back long runs of 18 to 35 miles.


I also have prepared for the mountains by putting in a bunch of hours on the trails around Mt. Charleston.

Mountain view from Harris Springs road.  One of my favorite training routes for long climbs and descents.  From this point it takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours to make it to that snow covered peak - Griffith Peak.