Leadville 100 miles Ultra Marathon - an iconic trail race in the Colorado Mountains. But also, a challenging race that will push you beyond your physical limits - where only your Grit, Gut and Determination can help you cross that finish line. Today, I want to give you all the tools you’ll need to be successful - providing in depth review of the course, discussing about crew and pacers, and race day strategy (when to push, and when to conserve energy).
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I’ve raced it twice already, once under 25hrs, and the other time just barely made it to earn my Leadman pick axe. Beyond Leadville, I’ve also successfully completed 29x 100 miles ultra marathon. In this video, I will go in depth about the course, and the strategy to help you be successful.
Many things makes Leadville 100 miles Ultra Marathon a challenging run. Beyond the obvious of the high altitude, weather increment from Colorado high mountains, and simply the 100 miles distance - I believe that the wide variety of skills required and the tight cutoffs and 30 hours limit are the real culprit. The race can be divided in 3 distinct segments: 1) run segment, 2) mountain segment, and 3) grind segment. These require totally different skillsets and, importantly, mindset.
I’ll also be racing it this year - so hopefully I’ll see you on the course, and at that finish line! Good luck!
Work Hard!
Believe in yourself!
Push your limits!
I hope that’s helpful, and as always - Thanks for watching!
Simon
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Ultra Crew Hub: we discuss in detail with Mason, Jorie, Nora and Simon about crewing in pacing. Where should you go,
podcastle.ai/show/ultra-crew-...
Pace chart - go to Leadville website and under the “Customizable Pace Chart” at
www.leadvilleraceseries.com/r...
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Music credit
- By @HenkeTooRaw: Slide, Backroads, Forest
12 авг 2023
