Brandon Fuller

Run: Green Mountain (5.67 mi)

Sydney wanted to go out for breakfast this morning so we did. I usually don’t eat much pre-run but I had a few hundred calories, including chicken, egg, and a bagel. I wasn’t sure how it was going to sit given I don’t run well on a moderately full stomach. But I figured with the uphill today, it wouldn’t be so constricting.

Hit the trailhead at the normal time and started up Gregory. Decided that I was going to try something different like I had on Sanitas before. Instead of attacking the start, I was going to rate limit my HR to about 155. I usually will spike to 160-165 and then blow a lung and have to back down for a few to get it back. So staying lower should help me stay more consistent on the effort. I ran everything but 2 spots: the big rock face that is all bulletproof ice right now and the steps by the telephone pole. Hit the lodge in about 20 flat. A little slower than recent splits but I took the downhill into the lodge pretty slow.

From there, I headed up and knew this section would be tougher to hold the goal. Saw AK on his 30-ish summit. Made it to the Greenman junction with no issues. Got up to the ridge with no issues. Then comes the big climb. We need a name for that next section. It is straight up. I was burning up my calves but I kept on the run. I made it up to the top of that climb and I was still on it. Sweet. Keep on the run all the way up to the next ridge and all the way into the switchbacks. Gave up the run when I hit the final snow covered pitch. It is probably too steep to run anyway. Hit the 4-way in 20 and change. That was a good split for me. A minute off the other days 2-3 minute PR.

Up the stairs nice and easy. Probably should drop my spikes at that point. Topped out with a nice time for me. Happy that I ran so much of that thing. Keep that up and then bring in some speed. Took a breather at the summit and then headed down. Took it super slow just for the sake of my right nad.

Felt like doing more distance but needed to get back home and get rolling on the day.

I went 5.67 miles with an elevation gain of 2,993 feet in 01:24:38, which is an average pace of 14:55. View my GPS data on Garmin Connect.