Brian Double: Killin' Krazy Kilometers (training for a 100km run)

_ Guest blogger Brian Double is training for a 100km from Ottawa to Montebello this fall. He’ll be checking in from time to time with udpates on his progress. You can read previous entries here. _

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I need to run how many hours?  Saturday AND Sunday? Seriously?!?

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My training for the 100km run has certainly kicked it up a notch.  I’m hoping the old adage about
[
 non-fatality of an action
](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn676-fLq7I)
holds true.  This weekend I will be running 4 hours on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday.  This is a crazy increase but I’m looking forward to it.  I have some
[
 newcompression socks
](http://mydnf.blogspot.ca/2014/07/cheer-for-compression-socks_17.html)
that I want try out : )








  







My fundraising has been going amazingly well thanks to my family, friends and co-workers.  I’ve already raised over 80% of my $2000 goal – half from through online donations and half through a
[
 Frozen Treat Fridays Fundraiser
](http://www.ggtrun4thekids.ca/fundraisers/frozen-treat-friday-fundraising)
.  I am astounded by everyone’s generosity and how people want to join in the
[
 quest to End Kids Cancer
](http://www.ggtrun4thekids.ca/team-view/brian-double)
!  I’m planning some more fundraising activities and hope to be able to announce those soon.  I’d love to raise waaaaaaayyyyyyy more than the initial goal – wouldn’t it be fantabulous if, with your help, we could do 150%, 200% or more of fundraising goal!








  







Since the fundraising has been going so well, I now have to pick up the pace with my training.  How does one train to run one-hundred kilometres?  By running... lots and lots of running.  But I also have to fit my training around the rest of my work, family and social life so I have to be a bit creative.  My trick is to run commute to work to get all the kilometres in.






  







My training schedule:








Monday – REST (good way to start the week!)








Tuesday – run to and from work (9km each way = 18 km)








Wednesday – easy trail run at lunch time (5-6km)








Thursday – run to and from work (9 km each way = 18 km)








Friday – REST (TGIF!)








  







Saturday and Sunday are all about the double long run.  Any race training I’ve done previously has included a long run on Saturday OR Sunday.  Training for 100km is about learning to run on tired legs so they have you run on both days.  I’m using
[
 this training plan from New Zealand
](http://web.archive.org/web/20130820072744/http:/ultrarunning.co.nz/content/100km-training-programme)
to let me know how long to run each day.  I have two-three brutal weekends in a row followed by an easier weekend, and then it increases in brutality.  Super!








  







I spend most weekends of the summer at my trailer near
[
 Cheneville
](https://www.google.com/maps/@45.88401,-75.076598,3a,75y,297.48h,83.37t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1segHu3Hq8EQH1VwmY7jC_lA!2e0)
and so my long runs are long and HILLY runs.  I’m hoping this will help me be even better prepared for the 100km.








I’ve also been doing some
[
 fun
](http://mydnf.blogspot.ca/2014/06/pinhey-forest-trail-run.html)
and
[
 crazy
](http://mydnf.blogspot.ca/2014/07/race-report-ultimate-xc-21-km-trail-run.html)
races!  Keeps me out of trouble : )

Please visit my donation page to help End Kids Cancer.

Cheers,

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Brian

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