Okay, so I know that I haven't really kept up with the journey, but here's how it goes...I run, I run s'more, i eat, I sleep and then I run...a couple days of rest and then the cycle starts all over again.
I think the hardest thing about the training hasn't been the physical side of it...but more the time it takes. My energy level is next to nothing...I sleep all the time...and if I'm not careful I'll eat everything in sight. It's truly fascinating.
This past weekend I hit my longest distance ever...20.5 miles...should have been 21, but I walked the rest...i was done like dinner. It was the best feeling ever to run it with the people who got me on this journey...okay one of them I dragged along with me...but they're awesome people and I like to keep awesome around me these days.
As i look back on the run I realize that on Saturday, i was there. 20 miles. You never train past it. 6 more miles for the full, 10 more miles for the ultra. The 10 seems intimidating...the 6 not so much. Yes i was totally done after the 20...but...it was more that I no longer had the desire to be running. If I'm honest I also hadn't been fueling up properly...too busy chatting and all. However had that been a race day...I totally could have banged out 6 more miles...and that feels AWESOME!!
This past weekends run also was a lot closer to my Calgary race pace than any other run has been. I averaged around a 13:00m/m pace...and I have to maintain a 12:24 for Calgary. So basically my plan is to run the first 20km around a 12:00m/m pace...just to make sure I reach the cut off in time.
I can see that happening now. Before it was just a goal, now it seems like something I can actually do!!! I already know that I'm going to be facing an uphill battle due to things outside my control. If there's any justice in this world things will even themselves out and race day will be awesome.
2 months until the ultra, 6 weeks until the full, 5 weeks until the 1/2.
Real.
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