Power training
This was a training-intensive weekend. Saturday was about climbing Iztaccíhuatl 3 times from the parking lot at La Joya up to where Esperanza hut used to be (around 4,900 meters of altitude). The workout took 9 hours and 40 minutes and I logged 2,700 meters of climbing and the same amount of descent along 26 km of steep mountain trails. Really good training for the upcoming UTMB 
My original plan for Sunday was to spend the night at the mountain and repeat more or less the same workout from Saturday but, I changed my mind and opted to return to the city and bandit a 10K race with my friends. To add up some more fun Sergio and I decided to run from our homes to the start of the race. Total running time was 1 hour and 49 minutes for 18 km along the streets of Ciudad Satélite.
After the run we headed to Gil’s place to enjoy a giant breakfast and have more fun time with the good friends.
Rest of the photos are here.
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[...] starting the pre-race taper. I went back to Iztaccíhuatl and basically did the same workout as last weekend, with the addition of running from Paso de Cortés to La Joya and back. Totals were: 40 km of [...]
By Ready? « www.arareko.net , at August 10th, 2010 12:45 PM