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VBR LIFE

Recreation

The Blue Ridge Marathon - " America's Toughest Road
Marathon " - and several shorter races (and oh yeah, a
double full marathon with limited entry slots) is set for
April 17 this year after being canceled, except for virtual
runs, in 2020. The BRM now typically attracts more than
2,500 runners from dozens of states and a smattering of
countries.
The full 26.2-mile marathon includes three big climbs:
Mill Mountain, Roanoke Mountain and the Peakwood
neighborhood of South Roanoke. The latter comes late
in the race (also in the half marathon) when legs may be
moving on muscle memory, adding to the mental and
physical challenge.
Worth Corn has brought a group with him from the
Tallahassee, Florida area several times to run the BRM as
part of a relay team. He was all set to do the full one on
his own when the pandemic shut down the April 2020 race
date. So how do you train for America's Toughest Road
Marathon in a part of the country that's fairly flat? You
find what hills you can and do them over and over again.
" I'm kind of a hill guy anyway, " notes Corn, " as much
as you can be here. We have hills [here] - you guys laugh
at them. " He found a few good eight to 10 mile runs with
" Florida hills, " and did repeats when he could. Of course,
with elevation gains that measure in the hundreds of feet
- not thousands - it's not quite the same. He also did
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some trail running as BRM prep for more variation. His
advice for Blue Ridge Marathon first-timers? " Know what
you're getting into, " he chuckles, " educate yourself about
America's toughest race - and do hills where you can. "
Even if that means running up and down parking garages
to simulate climbs.
Texas Tavern owner Matt Bullington, an ultramarathoner
himself, has put together a virtual training regimen
available for a small fee via the blueridgemarathon.com
website when someone registers for the race. It's designed
for beginners to seasoned marathoners and includes a
Facebook Live Q&A every week in the run-up to race day.
" We also realized that there were going to be folks that
live at the beach, " says Bullington, whose wife Molly is
the BRM race director. In that case " treadmill running is a
big part of it, " where it can be set on steeper and steeper
inclines. Training your quads and the rest of the body for
the long and demanding BRM downhill runs means finding
short hills and parking garages at least once or twice a
week under Matt Bullington's flatlander program. " It's a
tailored plan, especially for someone who might be new
to running the race. " The bottom line he adds: " run some
hills, " before you come to Roanoke (fingers crossed) in
April.
Ironman 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge Triathlon - also
canceled in 2020 - was a first-time event that remains

COURTESY OF VISIT VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE

The greenway system is popular for walking, biking and more.


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