Leadville Trail 100

As many of you know, I have quite a big year planed in 2012. However, the Leadville Trail 100 is without a doubt the cornerstone to the year. I will be blogging about it regularly because I like to analyze things and because it keeps my motivation to train high. I have started this page as a one-stop page that links all my LT100 blog posts and will edit it as I add new content.

• Crew and Pacers - an introduction to my crew and pacers.
• Nutrition and Hydration - the first post of what will likely be many...
• Race Day Strategy - aid station by aid station strategy, notes, and break down.
• Pacing Strategy - this is an article on how I plan to approach race day. This may seem a bit early, but I think I generally know what I am capable of and the strategy is pretty loose, allowing for a lot variability on my first attempt.
• Training Strategy - this is by far the most fluid thing in this blog so far. I get bored easily and change my training plans frequently. But the content related to tune-up events and training sites should not change unless I get injured.
• The Journey Begins - what a memorable day that was! I went back and forth about signing up this year for months -- though I always knew I would -- and that 20 seconds of courage it took to hit the "submit" button will live in my memory for a long time.

Here are some other good links to review from others:

• Your Guide to Finishing LT100 Part 1 -  this is a two part, wonderful guide put together by two-time finisher Wyatt Hornsby.
• Your Guide to Finishing LT100 Part 2 - the second part.
• Coach Weber's Pacing Strategy - a good summation of the various pacing strategies employed by runners.
• A Pacer's Guide to LT100 - a guide to being a pacer at LT100.
• Strategy to Finish LT100 - a guide to finishing the LT100.
• Aidstations - the aid stations as described by Brandon Fuller.
• Hydration plan - a hydration plan by Brandon Fuller.
• Race Plan - and links to all kinds of other goodies by Brandon Fuller.
• Preparing for your first 100 miler.
• Leadville Official page - multiple links to good sources.
• Race Guide - a good source for pacers, crew, and runners.
• Course Map - a high resolution look at the course and aid stations.

And, finally, here are a few of my favorite race reports:

• Brandon Fuller 2010 - a happy ending for a first timer.
• Brandon Fuller 2011 - a pretty good telling of what can happen if one goes out too fast.
• Sherpa John 2010 - some good lessons in going too easy early on.  Awesome photos in this one.
• Sherpa John 2011 - great lessons in finishing.