2013 has barely started and I have already booked myself for the next 7 months. I won't lie. It is freaking me out a bit. Specially the one in July. Here is a Laundry list of races I have signed up so far:
WTC, AR50 and BSIM I am not too worried about. Mainly because I have run those distances before. BSIM will be my first marathon out of the Sacramento area - so I am actually looking forward to it. And secondly BSIM will be more or less a training/taper run before my first 100K run two weeks after the race.
The Gold Rush 100K will be my first 100K run. It is going to be brutally hot, but I think I should be able to survive. I have a good feeling about that race. And my finishing goal is not going to be too crazy fast to be much of a big deal.
What is giving me the woozies is the TRT100mi. It's not only a 100 mile run, its in trails with a minimum elevation of 7000 feet and a maximum of ~9000 feet. I have never trained in the mountains in that kind of elevation. So let's see what the next 28 weeks has in store for me.
I hope to stay strong and fit during my training, as the training itself is gonna require a great deal of mental and physical strength.
For emotional strength I know Ruchi will be along the way for FULL support. :D
- Way Too Cool 50 Km (WTC) on March 09.
- American River 50 Miles (AR50) on April 06
- Big Sur International Marathon (BSIM) on April 28
- Gold Rush 100 Km on May 11
- and the craziest race of them all: Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Miles (TRT100) on July 20.
WTC, AR50 and BSIM I am not too worried about. Mainly because I have run those distances before. BSIM will be my first marathon out of the Sacramento area - so I am actually looking forward to it. And secondly BSIM will be more or less a training/taper run before my first 100K run two weeks after the race.
The Gold Rush 100K will be my first 100K run. It is going to be brutally hot, but I think I should be able to survive. I have a good feeling about that race. And my finishing goal is not going to be too crazy fast to be much of a big deal.
What is giving me the woozies is the TRT100mi. It's not only a 100 mile run, its in trails with a minimum elevation of 7000 feet and a maximum of ~9000 feet. I have never trained in the mountains in that kind of elevation. So let's see what the next 28 weeks has in store for me.
I hope to stay strong and fit during my training, as the training itself is gonna require a great deal of mental and physical strength.
For emotional strength I know Ruchi will be along the way for FULL support. :D
We (you) can do this. I know.
ReplyDeleteWow! Good luck for all of the races. Hopefully I'll be there for the 100miles one! Can't wait! :)
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