Summer Time training.... JJ100
Summer time in Phoenix, AZ brings on the dreaded oven scorching temperatures that can kill most outdoor enthusiasts training mojo. I do my best to tolerate it, knowing it will make me stronger, but it never gets easy. Driving to the trail hea d without the AC on , try ing to and acclimatize, then being careful to not blast it too soon after the run is a common routine. Two years ago I trained for my first ultra over the summer months. I had no clue what I was doing and it nearly destroyed me as I suffered the last 13 miles to finish that first 50k. After that I vowed to train harder and smarter. Training harder and smarter came to a halting stop as I entered my first 50 mile race (that next summer) prematurely , Aravaipa’s Flagstaff 50 Endurance R un. Two months was not enough time and my legs ached with every training run as I broke most every training rule and upped my mi...