http://ameblo.jp/redwing36/day-20110806.html by Shuhei Akaba, coach and husband of World Championships marathoner Yukiko Akaba translated and edited by Brett Larner Yukiko Akaba (Team Hokuren) training on Boulder's Magnolia Road. Click photo to enlarge and to see other pics from the workout. This is our fifth report from the 2011 Boulder training camp. This time we'll be looking at Yukiko's long run on Magnolia Road. Last year we took part in the federation's Boulder training camp and learned about this course, where a lot of athletes who train in Boulder do long runs. The road is packed dirt and starts at over 2400 m altitude, going as high as 2600 m within the 11-mile stretch that people run. Boulder itself is at around 1600 m, so when you go up to that kind of height even light exercise leaves you feeling out of breath. The course has a lot tough hills so it would be pretty rough even if it weren't at altitude, but having an average altitude of ...
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