We are only just over a month from the ultra we’ve entered. I did tell you we’re doing an ultra? No? Oh, ok so. It’s only a short one though, a 50k trail race.

It’s on the Paramount Ranch in LA. Paramount as in the movie studios, it’s where they shoot the westerns and stuff where a desert would be an appropriate backdrop. There’s a decent but not crazy amount of elevation gain over the 50k. It looks like it’s about 1200m total climbing and descent and it’s run on a 10k lap.

If you want to follow the numbers more closely I’m on Strava as Rob Cummins Wheelworx or if you’re more of a pictures instead of reading type I post on Instagram as wheelworxrob.

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Update:
The California wildfires have forced a location change which I have a feeling will involve rather a large jump in elevation gain… I’ll confirm when we know more.

Anyway we’ve really only got time for another four long runs before tapering so I can’t really afford to get soft and skip any.

So on to the weeks numbers…

Monday 5

• Off
  
• Energy
• Motivation
• Work —
• Sleep 9 hours. Good

Tuesday 6 3:25 (2)

• Swim 1:20 4100m
• Bike 2:05 47k hill reps. 900m gain
• Energy 6/10
• Motivation 8/10
• Work —
• Sleep 8+ hours
  

Wednesday 7 2:40 (2)

Swim 1:05 3100m v easy.
Run 1:35 14.5k. Hills. Easy

Energy 5/10
Motivation 6/10
Work 8 hours
Sleep 8+ hours

Thursday 8 1:05 (1)

Swim 1:05 3000m

Energy 6/10
Motivation 5/10
Work 8.5hours
Sleep 7.5 hours. Good.

Friday 9 —

Off

Energy
Motivation 7/10
Work 12 hours
Sleep 8 hours. Good.

Saturday 10

Off
Energy 6/10
Motivation 4/10
Work 9 hours
Sleep 8+ hours, good

Sunday 11 1:30 (1)

Run 1:30 16k

Energy 7/10
Motivation 8/10
Work 9 hours
Sleep 8+ hours, good

• Total 8:40 (6)
• Swim 3:30 10,200m (3)
• Bike 2:05 47k (1)
• Run 3:05 30.5k (2)
• S&C —