Work was closed because of the snow. Rather than waste the day, I took the free time to go for a quick run to Lake Washington.
Chuckanut 50k
I just signed up for my 2nd ultra - Chuckanut 50k. Registrations opened this morning and the 500 spots filled up in 1 hr and 15 minutes. Amazing! Kind of crazy too, since the race is only 10 weeks away. So everyone that signed up has already been training - none of this, I’ll sign up and then train later, NO, start running and if you are not broken by registration, then you can sign up.
Just thinking of the mileage I have to do over the next few weeks is making me hurt. Bah! Whatever, I don’t have time to complain, I need to get a long run in.
Running to the finish of a 5k after taking a dip into Lake Washington on New Year’s Day.
I ran 35.6 miles in the last four days to get this milestone of running 1,300 miles for the entire year. Feels pretty good.
I knew I wasn’t weird when I would say things like, “6 mile sandwich, yum!”.
Although, we wouldn’t need this if people would just educate themselves a little more.
Started my training for the Chuckanut 50k yesterday. It is a little crazy since registration hasn’t even opened yet. The long runs are a little overkill towards the end, but I’m sure I’ll be adjusting this as time goes one. Simple plan, build up my mileage for three weeks and then a recovery week. I also have an extra week, just in case I need some extra recovery time or if I need to add more miles.
After just two running sessions, I already want to add more hills to my runs. Hills are currently a challenge for me. I’ll probably just change my running routes to have a hill or four.
Spring Trail Races
I’m currently trying to find a trail race to do in the spring. I actually found one that was really interesting, but I decided to sleep on it. The next day, after thinking over logistics - travel time, will I need a hotel, what food to bring etc, the race was sold out. That is the unfortunate side of trail races, most are pretty small.
For now, I am looking at three races, two marathons and an ultra - Mountain Marathon, Redmond Watershed Marathon, & Chuckanut 50k. My first choice will be the 50k, but this event sells fast. The site said the 2011 race filled up in less than 2 hrs, so I will be up early next month to try to join it. The Mountain Marathon is my next choice and registration looks open already. I’m hoping there will still be room if I don’t get a slot for Chuckanut. The Redmond Watershed is my last choice. It is still a trail marathon, but it seems the less challenging of the three. Whichever race I do end up doing, I will be putting a lot of miles this winter.
