Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
About to roll for Logan!
Aid station drop-bags are packed and organized, headlamps, flashlights, and backups gathered, gear is counted and re-counted, Pacers given last instructions, cooler packed, and I think… I’m ready. Heading up to drop off the drop-bags, attend the pre-race meeting, weigh-in, and then get some sleep in! I’ve felt this nervous anticipation in the past; before my first 50K, my first 50 miler, my first 100K… so I guess it makes sense that my first 100 miler should have the same psychological and physiological precursors. I am truly overwhelmed by the support everyone has shown, and continues to show. Thank you ALL for your help, good thoughts, and support! Especially for such a silly pursuit! Next posting will be from the START! Woooooohoooo!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Fear, anticipation, and impending pain
Less than two weeks remain until I embark on my first 100 mile ultra run. Looking back on my previous few months of training I hope it's been adequate. My running has been filled with hard, altitude-intensive miles (Timpanooke trailhead to the summit of Timpanogos, 5000 feet in 7.5 miles, among many others), up to 75 miles per week, and multiple runs per day. And with all that I'm still wondering if I should have run more miles. I've talked to friends who just finished running the Wasatch 100, and extracted the key issues they dealt with during their run. Pain was a constant... Fatigue, cold, nausea, emotional stress, and even hallucinations were components of their runs, and I expect to experience most if not all of these on my run. However, the euphoria of overcoming all of these and succeeding made it all worth it for them, and I'm definitely looking forward to testing that theory for myself. So, that said, Sept 24th is fast approaching... Wish me luck!
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