Break and Two A Days

I took a short.. ok. .two month break from blogging after DNF'ing my first ultra, Lunar Trek in July. I'll post more details on the DNF, but the short of it is that I dropped out at about mile 21 due to heat and humidity. Hopefully I'll post more regularly now.

Just a quick plug here, but a great article by a guy I run with, Gary Henry.

I have signed up for a "make up" ultra, in the FlatRock 50K later this month. Again, I'll post more on the race later.

My current workouts have been generally ok, with a few instances of cramping or otherwise dying mid-run. I think I just need to sleep more, honestly. Weekly mileages have been generally in the 55-65 mile range with two "speed workouts" a week, a tempo run, and a 800M or 1600M repeats workout. Generally I feel good about things, but want to make a push on my mileage now, and after the 50K.

Starting this morning, I'm trying to run twice a day, with a run before work and one after work. I've never ran before work before, but running puts me in a better mood, and makes me better able to handle the day. This morning I rolled out of bed, put on running shorts and shoes, and was running no more than 5 minutes after waking up. If I can put in these three miles before work everyday, that will increase my base by 15 miles a week, 21 miles if I also run twice on weekends.

Kristin has been challenging me to do a 100 in the next year or so...

I'm optimistic.