Tag Archive: running

  1. Djerassi, The Miles

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    It’s hillier here than I thought it would be. The driveway from my studio door to the gate is 1.3 miles and it gains 697 feet, with a 32.3% grade at its steepest point. That’s not as steep as the trail to Pyramid near our house in Phoenix, but it’s steep enough that there were days I didn’t want to do it.

    Most days I did it.

    In 27 days I ran 90 miles with a total elevation gain of 20,631 feet.

    The trail running was pretty spectacular too, but it was harder to get in many miles without backtracking. So I did most of my running up the driveway to Bear Gulch Road and out to 35. Stunning views.

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  2. Interim Report

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    Before I post my race report for the Douro Valley Half Marathon, I want to post more information about the Madeira Island 25K Trail Race that we ran the weekend before the half. I have now been able to analyze the run on my Garmin, which explains a lot about why that race was so painful.

    Now that I think about it, if you start your race at 3300 feet and run down to sea level but you have a net elevation gain of 3500 feet, then that means you have a net elevation loss of 6800 feet. I see. That’s why everything still hurts.