Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? I've bitten off a pretty big spring/summer season: Vancouver Marathon on May 1st Relay team entry into the Sinister 7 on July 9/10. I'll be running leg 5 for the relay, which consists of ~30km of trails with 2500" of elevation gain. I think my endurance will be good after training for the marathon, so I'll most likely take a week off of running then hit some event-specific training up until the relay. Another option that I'm contemplating is signing up for a 10k trail clinic in March, helping build strength for the marathon while leaving my Sundays open for long runs. https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392,392#msg-392 Sat, 30 May 2026 19:15:26 -0500 Phorum 5.2.19 https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Re: Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Do Altitude Training Masks Work for Endurance Athletes?
The upshot: "The short answer to the question of whether you should invest in an altitude training mask is: No. But, as with so many things in sports science, there’s more to the story because there can be benefits to exercising in a hypoxic environment, they’re just not the ones you normally associate with altitude training."
http://trainright.com/do-altitude-training-masks-work-for-endurance-athletes/
I wonder if there's anything like the High Altitude Training Center (HATC) in Colorado Springs available in Vancouver
^ CLICK TO REPLY]]> Skye Running Forum Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:56:59 -0600 https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Re: Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# slee Running Forum Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:18:28 -0600 https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Re: Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# The Sinister 7 course looks amazing... running through the Rockies is going to be an experience. Haven't been to that area but I'd imagine it's something like Kicking Horse. Plus Fairmont & Radium hot springs are close by :) ^ CLICK TO REPLY]]> Skye Running Forum Wed, 09 Dec 2015 20:45:28 -0600 https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Re: Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392#
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What kind of shoes/gear do you use when running in the rain? I figure I'm going to get totally soaked regardless of what I wear. But chafing is sure unpleasant and seems to happen a lot faster when you're wet.

Bodyglide is something that becomes a very close friend when it's wet out. Most of my other gear doesn't really change. I might throw on a long sleeve shirt, always synthetic, instead of a short sleeve/singlet, but that depends on the temperature and wind. If it's particularly nasty I'll start my run with gloves on, usually removing them before too long. ^ CLICK TO REPLY]]> slee Running Forum Sun, 06 Dec 2015 20:24:36 -0600 https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Re: Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# I hope it doesn't rain on you too much this winter. You don't do treadmill/indoor running do you?
What kind of shoes/gear do you use when running in the rain? I figure I'm going to get totally soaked regardless of what I wear. But chafing is sure unpleasant and seems to happen a lot faster when you're wet.
Skye ^ CLICK TO REPLY]]> Skye Running Forum Sun, 06 Dec 2015 20:11:35 -0600 https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Oh My God, What Have I Gotten Myself Into? https://staminist.com/read.php?2,392# Vancouver Marathon on May 1st
Relay team entry into the Sinister 7 on July 9/10.

I'll be running leg 5 for the relay, which consists of ~30km of trails with 2500" of elevation gain.
I think my endurance will be good after training for the marathon, so I'll most likely take a week off of running then hit some event-specific training up until the relay.
Another option that I'm contemplating is signing up for a 10k trail clinic in March, helping build strength for the marathon while leaving my Sundays open for long runs. ^ CLICK TO REPLY]]> slee Running Forum Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:22:26 -0600