Date: Wed, 12 Jun 96 12:23:32 PM From: "Dana Roueche" Subject: Leadville 25 hr pace Since posting the Leadville strategy, I have had many people write to me direct to ask for my thoughts on a 25 hr pace. This August will be my 4th attempt at 25 hrs. I have been unsuccessful maintaining 25 hour pace for the last 25 miles on my prior 3 attempts. I'm convinced this was the result of a poor energy plan and not consuming enough calories. I sincerely believe there is an effective pace to follow which is outlined below. If you choose to follow this pace, you will have lots of company. Similar to a 40 minute 10K or a 3 hr marathon, a lot will have the same goal and have the same race strategy. My experience has been that there will be a fairly large group running close together for the first 60 miles. After that, the group starts to disperse quickly and only a few make the 25 hr cutoff. Maybe some of use can be in that small group that are successful. In my strategy to finish, I suggested running 44 miles and walking the rest. For 25 hours, you will need to run approximately 70 miles. Essentially, the walking is done climbing Hope pass both ways, most of the way from Twin Lakes to the Fish hatchery, the return over Sugarloaf pass and occasionally from Mayqueen to the finish. The time in the aid stations should be minimal, a few minutes, in the first 50 miles. After 50, depending on how well you are maintaining your pace will determine how much of a time luxury you will have in the aid stations. The split times are the times LEAVING the aid station not arriving. If you are 10 minutes off or so, it isn't a big deal but you need to work at getting back on pace in the next section. Aid Station Hrs Mayqueen 2:10 Fish Hatchery 4:05 Halfmoon 5:15 Twin Lakes 7:15 Winfield 10:30 Twin Lakes 13:45 Halfmoon 16:30 Fish Hatchery 18:00 Mayqueen 21:30 Finish 25:00 Hope to see some of you in the 25 hr group as we make are way to Winfield. Dana Roueche danar@us.ibm.com If you missed the Leadville strategy, you can access it on Stan Jensen's ultra pages, http://www.run100s.com/Pb or you can E-mail me direct and I'll forward it to you.