Been a while since I had any big races on the calendar, so here's how the summer event season is shaping up...
6/8 - Cottonmouth Beerlay 8-mile (this is a fun one... 4x2 laps, 1 beer per lap)
7/13 - Carolina Reaper 50k (solo version... same course/format as Snowbird)
9/7-9/8 - Blue Ridge Relay
Basically lots of long, slow, off-road stuff!
Two of the races are in Utah and are scheduled around our planned family vacation in Salt Lake City & Park City, Utah at the end of July. I'm most nervous about the Tushars Mountain half, because it starts above 10,000 ft altitude, climbs to a peak above 12,000 ft, and the elevation gain of the half marathon is about 4,000ft of climbing! 😱 That one is going to be a doozy. I'm not anticipating any kind of speed, just doing it for the challenge and the experience!
So yeah, going to be a summer of trail and elevation for me. 🌄
Kicked off the training with a long run (little over 11 miles) at Paris Mountain on Sunday (yesterday) afternoon. I had a route in mind and knew the approximate distance but didn't really worry about it... was quite freeing to just take off on a run and not really know the exact time or distance. Just ran what I felt like running, walked when I needed to, stopped for breaks and lots of pretty photos. Felt great, although the legs felt the 5k race effort from the day before and the calves took a while to loosen up.
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| New trail shoes! |
Only 1,400 feet of climbing though... gonna have to find some bigger hills around here somewhere. 😁
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