The Toronto Ultra race was this weekend and I completed my 50K. I know what you are thinking: "why? why in the name of – insert your fav divinity here- would anyone do that?" oh well, that’s for you to ask and for me to ignore! The race was a blast. My legs still hurt and it will take a few days to recover. There were some incredible runners out there with a champion for the 100k in 7 hours and 16 minutes: Bob Sweeney – this is also the 2:30 hours marathon Bob! Jennifer Dick won the 50K in 3:48 hours – These folks are not human: they are machines!
I completed the 50k on 3 cups of gatorage, 6 (individual) chips and one candy. I must have set a record for the least amount of food consumed and water drank during a long distance run! I need to learn to drink while running otherwise I am not going to make it out of the dog house.
I am looking forward to getting back to training. I need to improve my performance. I have a series of races between 10-30k planned for the next few months but what I am really looking forward to is the Triple Tahoe in September: 3 marathons in a row (one a day) around lake Tahoe.
This time next year I will attempt the 100k. Already looking forward to it and its associated madness.
One word: WOW.
wow congrats. that’s an impressive feat. You must feel great (you know, aside from all the aches and pains?).
Way to go. Now if you actually trained occasionally…remember you get to sleep when you’re dead.