Team Salomon's latest video shows how Kilian Jornet won 25th Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon 2011 in October. Italian Marco De Gasperi, who won last year, was 3 minutes 39 seconds ahead of Kilian at the summit. On the way down Kilian passed Marco and beat him by 44 seconds.
The race is only a half-marathon in length, but it's a steep course up and down Kinabalu. The highest point is Low's Point at 4095 meters. The lowest point is the finish at Kinabalu Park HQ (1564 m). Kinabalu is located in Borneo, the world's third largest island. The rain forest there is older than Amazon.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Test everything before a race
Everyone knows that you should test everything before a race - especially if it's an ultra. However it may challenging or impossible to simulate all the race conditions exactly during training. Even if you try the same race again, it might be quite different the next time due to weather and so on.
You should study everything about the race course and probable weather conditions. You should try your shoes, socks and other clothing and gear during long training runs. You should make a list what you need on race day, including your drop bags, and then double-check and triple-check everything.
Still, people do make mistakes in races due to nervousness. Like when I once forgot some unprotected salt caps in the back pocket of my shirt in the bike leg of Ironman Hawaii triathlon, but that's another story.
Race nutrition is certainly one of the most difficult things to get right. Some people like Geoff Roes try to keep it simple and take only gels, salt and water all day. That sounds like a good starting point for experiments, although most people would prefer to eat some sort of 'real food' at some point.
The video below shows how Michael Arnstein prepared for Western States 100 Mile Run in 2011. The Fruitarian had DNF'ed in 2010, so he wanted to prepare really well and get everything right this time. He thought it would be a good idea to eat avocados and dates, since had used both successfully before. Unfortunately he had never tested them together...
You should study everything about the race course and probable weather conditions. You should try your shoes, socks and other clothing and gear during long training runs. You should make a list what you need on race day, including your drop bags, and then double-check and triple-check everything.
Still, people do make mistakes in races due to nervousness. Like when I once forgot some unprotected salt caps in the back pocket of my shirt in the bike leg of Ironman Hawaii triathlon, but that's another story.
Race nutrition is certainly one of the most difficult things to get right. Some people like Geoff Roes try to keep it simple and take only gels, salt and water all day. That sounds like a good starting point for experiments, although most people would prefer to eat some sort of 'real food' at some point.
The video below shows how Michael Arnstein prepared for Western States 100 Mile Run in 2011. The Fruitarian had DNF'ed in 2010, so he wanted to prepare really well and get everything right this time. He thought it would be a good idea to eat avocados and dates, since had used both successfully before. Unfortunately he had never tested them together...
Saturday, November 5, 2011
A gorgeous autumn day outdoors at Cherry Park
A gorgeous autumn day (October 1st, 2011) at Cherry Park. It's our favorite location for outdoor activities. It's not too big an area, but it's close.
This is an experimental film project directed & shot handheld by Jon on October 1, 2011 (except the beginning and end, which were shot by me). We have a tripod, but decided to leave it home. There's a trade-off between stability and fun.
Jon says he is going to become a movie director when he grows up. Or possibly sooner, if his dad can get him a better cam than this cheap Canon Legria.
This is an experimental film project directed & shot handheld by Jon on October 1, 2011 (except the beginning and end, which were shot by me). We have a tripod, but decided to leave it home. There's a trade-off between stability and fun.
Jon says he is going to become a movie director when he grows up. Or possibly sooner, if his dad can get him a better cam than this cheap Canon Legria.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
World's steepest run?
Well I'm not sure if this is the world's steepest run or not, but it's definitely done in Hokas. MattInTheWild says it's 2134 meters D+. Well done.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Online European trail magazines
Trail Magazin 5/2011 (German) and Generation-Trail Magazine 10/2011 (French) both have articles with great photography about UTMB, Tor des Geants, as well as other trail running stuff. Both are available free online.
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