Thursday
Feb192015
ZenTri Podcast 588 - Rocky Raccoon 50 and Polarized Training Results
Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 4:22PM 
On this episode, I detail my execution of one of the tougher endurance events you can find, the Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile Trail Ultramarathon. I used the polarized training method to blow away my old record by nearly half an hour!
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Listen in as I detail everything I did during the race that worked, what didn't work, and what would work better next time. We also score an interview with the race director Joe Prusitis, and Kai wins the 1 mile kids race the day before.
I used the Garmin 920's live tracking feature to publish my progress throughout the day. That was a ton of fun! Emily said it made her day a lot more enjoyable knowing I was OK. Here is the final cut on my run that day with HR, pace, and tons more. Click on "View Details" on the bottom right to see all the graphs and detailed info.
I even put the Garmin on Kai the day before for his own race and recorded his metrics. He said the watch was light enough that he barely noticed it.
In my own race, I ran the first loop of three in record time, and then kept it together to run the next two fast enough to beat my old time by 27 minutes. Full race results here. I ended up with top 10 in my age group and 36th overall! Not bad for a lumbering triathlete at 182 lbs!
Enjoy the show and check out all the training and racing tips - I'm excited to share. :)
Reader Comments (1)
Hey Brett, I just finished listening to the latest podcast as I was getting to work, congrats on the RR50! Awesome race!
O was looking at your Garmin activity, pretty interesting the new stuff that they have, the cadence, ground contact time and vertical oscillation, but I noticed that your laps are all different distances, you didn't do auto-lap, right? How did you use the laps, did you use for marking food time or anything else?
Thanks for the podcast, you and a few other have inspired me to start my own podcast, I learned how much hard work goes into it! Keep up the great work! Btw, I just sent you a "frend request" in the Garmin Connect site.