8 Day Week 52 - 9,300' (609,200')

358 - 0'

359 - 3,200' - Little Pisgah w/ an extra 1,000' rep.

360 - 0'

361 - 0'

362 - 1,000' - Roads

363 - 1,300' - Mountains to Sea Trail

364 - 1,800' - Bear Wallow x 3

365 - 2,000' - Early morning Driveway reps x 10.

Week 51 - 6,000' (599,900')

351 - 2,000' - Driveway Reps x 10
352 - 0' - sick
353 - 0' - sick
354 - 0' - sick
355 - 0' - sick
356 - 2,200' sick of being sick - DW Reps x 11
357 - 1,800' Bear Wallow x 3

Week 50 - 12,600' (593,900')

Last week I listed the week as "Week 50", but realized this morning that this is Week 50! Went back and looked and saw that I mis-typed back on week 36. That's like finding some money in my pocket! With 2 weeks left in the year I'm just 6,100' away from 600,000.

344 - 2,000' - Driveway Reps x 10 - moderate effort.
345 - 0'
346 - 2,200' - Little Pisgah.
347 - 2,800' - Shut-In.
348 - 2,400' - Bear Wallow x 4 - moderate effort.
349 - 2,200' - Back Roads.
350 - 1,000' - Roads.

Nice and easy up Little Pisgah

It's going to be a while before I get sick of this climb.

2,200' and pick your path for a number of different ascents between 4&5 miles.

Then enjoy a fun descent.

Nice little place here just 100 meters from the trail head.

Week 50 - 11,200' (581,300')

344 - 1,600' - Driveway Reps x 8 - moderate.

345 - 0'

346 - 3,000' - Bearwallow x 5 with 4 x 1 mile reps.

347 - 1,000' - Roads

348 - 2,400' Driveway reps x 12 with middle 6 hard. 2:45, :48, :43, :43, :44, :27.

349 - 2,200' - Little Pisgah

350 - 1,000' - Roads. Did 3 flat 1/4'ers during this run - 1:25, 1:20, 1:20.

My new favorite hill - Golden Brown with a touch of grey.

Mile Reps

Did a few mile reps on a 650' hill the other day. Love this kind of weather and running through the fog!

A friend sent me this photo - cracked me up!

Week 49 - 9,900' (570,100')

Nice view this morning from the top. Had a large double Jesus, chased down with a shot of Zen while I was up here.

From here you can choose the shortest distance between 2 points, in this case 476' in .22, or continue on the gravel for another .9. My endurance fitness is down a little so I went with the .22.

Close call around the 2:00 mark here.

337 - 0'

338 - 0'

339 - 2,400' - Driveway Reps x 12.

340 - 1,000' - Roads.

341 - 2,500 - Hickory Nut Gorge/Little Pisgah Trails.

342 - 1,800'- Bearwallow x 3.

343 - 2,200' - Little Pisgah to the Summit this time!