Silver Rush 50 Ultra Marathon in Leadville was one of my favorite Ultra Running experience - trail running at its best! It's the second race of the Leadman Ultra Marathon Challenge, this gruesome multi race series of both ultrarunning and mountain biking in Leadville Colorado. Beautiful view, but true to what I love about the ultrarunning community and trail running scene - it's the people (and dogs...) that were amazing!
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Last weekend I attempted Silver King 2022 - which consist of 50 miles run on Saturday, and 50 miles mountain bike on Sunday (followed by 100 miles run next Saturday for Vermont 100M). So obviously, this is where things get crazy with my racing schedule, and where I need to be careful about injuries, and staying fresh. Yes, it’s easier said than done to run 50 miles, and not feeling it the next day.
So on Saturday, I put on my trail runners and my fox hat for the Silver Rush 50 miles of the Leadville Race Series. This race at altitude starts in Leadville Colorado, and goes into the historical mining area. With ~8,000 feet of elevation gain at 10,000 ft of altitude; this isn’t the easiest course. But, as opposed to the marathon last month - I’m getting adapted to altitude. This was huge help and is definitely of vital importance for Leadville 100 (both run and bike) next month.
The race went relatively well, but towards the end, I started having some knee pain. It felt like my chronic ITB issue flaring up, and decided to walk the last ~7 miles. With the race completed, the big question is if I should cancel the bike race Sunday… I know I can do it, but the additional stress on my knee could jeopardize Vermont 100M and the whole season… This isn’t how I wanted the weekend to end, but I need to be smart.
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I am once again teaming up with the LifeTime Foundation to raise fund to feed healthy meals for kids at school. Read more about my fundraising as I attempt to complete in 2022 both the Lead Challenge and the Grand Slam
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Music credit
• Pacific Sun - by Nicolai Heidlas
• Upbeat - by Infraction
• City Beat - by Infraction
• Old Jeans - by MOKKA
• Trip - by Infraction
• Positive - by Infraction
• Angry Background - by No Copyright
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Track Name: OLD JEANS (FUNK)
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13 июл 2022
