Kilian takes a break

Dr. Szilvia Lubics, an ordinary ultramarathon champion

Szilvia Lubics of Hungary won Spartahlon 246 km ultramarathon in September 2011 in Greece with an outstanding time 29h7min. She was 14th overall, and only half a minute away from 13th spot. The second woman would finish well over three hours later, followed by 11 other female competitors.

Dr. Lubics is a dentist and mother of three. Last year she was the last woman (5th) to finish within the 36-hour time limit, so she has definitely improved. She was recently featured in Hungarian TV-show DIGI Sport.

Running High trailer

Lisa Tamati finished La Ultra The High 2011 second woman, fourth overall in 53h 5min. The 222 km course goes up to 5400 m in altitude in the foothills of the Himalayas. There were six participants.

 

Reunion 100 video

Reunion 100 miles 2011. I love island and trails, but this one might be too tough. Just look at all that mud. With 9656 meters of D+, this has about the same amount of climbing as UTMB, but the terrain and trails seem quite different. Anyway a nice video, thanks for the uploader!

 
GRAND RAID DIAGONALE DES FOUS 13-16.10.2011 PARTIE 1 from teten on Vimeo.
161,8km et 9656m de dénivelé sur l'île de la Réunion
PARTIE 1

vertical hoKa

I suddenly realized this morning that I've never done a 'vertical K' training run. Without further ado, I got out and ran until my watch showed 1000 meters of elevation gain.

While running, I shot this video with iPod nano (5G). BG-music is my own song 'Tadatan'.


trail plodder presents: vertical hoKa from J8N Productions on Vimeo.
Trail Plodder's training run in Hoka One One Bondi B shoes - with comfy Lock Laces.

Elevation gain and loss were both a little over 1,000 meters (measured by Suunto Core). Distance was about 18 km and moving time 2:26 (measured by Garmin Forerunner 110).

Funny thing about the Lock Laces, I kept an unused pair of them quite near to my Hokas for months, but I never had the idea to try them on until today. That's what I call slow creativity. Anyway they make the shoes feel different and better, especially on steep hills.

I also tested the RaidLight Olmo 20L backpack for the first time today, although I bought it a while ago. It worked very well for carrying some clothing, two telescopic sticks, a few SiS Go gels, and two water bottles filled with nuun Kona Cola. I've used the Olmo 5L so far, but it's too small to carry enough warm clothing. I've been forced to DNF for a couple of times for that reason, and that's enough even for me to get a larger pack for my gear. This one is roomy and practical, but very simple and lightweight. Bravo, Marco Olmo!

The best thing is that I'm gradually getting better at hill running. I can jog even the steepest hills up quite smoothly, and I can descent the downhills like a rock.