A few months back, I had all sorts of races on my calender. That was before I began working on Saturdays at the running store and before it occurred to me how much each race (and lodging, transportation, etc.) costs, so things have since changed.
On Monday I officially entered the North Face Endurance Challenge's 50 mile event on September 6th. This is the race for which I've been training for almost two months now. It is my first 50 mile event, and while I'm nervous about all of the things that can go wrong during ultras (dehydration, hyponatremia, blisters...), I'm much more excited. The training has been fun - longer runs, more hill and strength work, and fewer speed workouts - and I think I am physiologically (and mentally) made for long races. Or at least I hope I am.
There is another race in my sights: 24 Hours of Momentum. It's a 24 hour race, which means competitors (who are either on teams or are running solo) run as many set loops as they can in 24 hours. It sounds like it will be almost a party-like atmosphere because all of the runners pass through an aid station, which is close to the cabins and tent area.
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I am so jealous - the North Face Challenge looks like so much fun. Still looking for crew to help out? I might be able to swing the 6th of Sept.
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