Well, I did it! Yep, I signed up for the Whistler 50 coming up on November 5th. Less than 3 weeks away! I'm not exactly sure how I'm feeling about it yet... except for maybe, "Oh Dear God I hope it doesn't rain." I'll be staying 2 nights up there so I don't have to worry about traveling the day of (either before or after) the race. It's only a few hours a way, but I'd rather sleep as long as possible prior, and relax as hard as possible afterwards. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to walk post-race, anyway. I brought my distance up to over 100km's last week and this week I'm set to do about 90k. Honestly, I'm getting kind of tired, though. I love running and all but doing back-to-back long runs are really exhausting. I definitely won't be training for another ultra for a looong time. I thought Marathon training was tough... it's sort of a walk in the park in comparison. ...and a marathon is very challenging!
My biggest anxiety about the race at the moment is coming in last... or worse yet, not finishing the full 80km's within the 11 hour timeline. I haven't done much *clears throat* well, any speed work as that's when I seem to hurt myself. So I chose to forfeit that part of the training. Plus, it takes even more time. Regardless, I will feel like such a knob if they come up to me in the last 10k and I'm huffing and puffing, walking lop-sided, with sweat pouring off me and they say, "Excuse me ma'am, we need you to exit off the course as we're closing it down." That would totally suck. I'd probably start crying or something. ...or I could turn up my headphones and pretend I don't hear them. LOL. The worst part would be having people say, "Awww. You didn't make it, eh?" Then they tilt their head and ask me why I just didn't do the relay instead. BAH! ...kay, my fear is running away with my imagination now...
Anyway, before I think out loud any more ultra crazy anxious-loaded thoughts, I better go. This week, I'm up to 40k and will be taking a break tomorrow to rest and do some stretching and yoga. Thanks for Reading! :)
2 comments:
And you diddn't suck did you! You finished it ! woot woot! "You can do more than you think you can". Congrats on your first ultra... ya know, most people pick a 50km for their first, but you picked a 50 Mile- WOW ! Congrats again.
Hey you found me! :-) Thanks so much. It means a lot. Congrats to you too! You did amazing! ...and yes, I think I'll be working my way backwards and choose a 50k to do next time. LOL.
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