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Talk me into (or out of) a ultra distance trail run.
Ok ultra trail running douches (this is an affectionate term for me so if you are offended just fuck right the hell off you pussy), here's your chance. Tell me what I am missing. Tell me how long it would take me to prepare for one of these fucking things. My thought is to tackle the
27km Frosty this year and then the 50km next year, with the potential for a few others between the two. Full disclosure:
- I have run 1 stand alone marathon in 3:53 something. It sucked balls. Hard. But mostly because my husband was running beside me screaming that I was "never going to qualify for Boston if [I] didn't stop walking!!!" at the 15km mark while I was trying to walk off a potential torn calf (confirmed torn calf post race).
- My last IM was in November and went relatively well because I worked hard on mental prep, but my "fitness" since then....well, let's just say it's much easier to lose fitness than it is to gain it.
I do not have the $ to work with a coach so would be doing this on my own unless someone here has the balls to try and tell me what to do.
"The Thighmaster is neither a thigh nor a master. Discuss"....
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I think Paul Lancaster has done Frosty so he could give you some advice on prep. It's close enough to you that you can do some of your training on course, which is a positive (if you discount the fact that there are grizzlies in Manning). You have more than enough time to prep for a 27 between now & September. Start listening to ultrarunnerpodcast ...tips & inspiration (sort of, there's the interview with the woman who went blind during Run Rabbit, not inspiring so much as horrifying).
Don't let the fact that I DNF'd my first attempt cause you to disregard my comments as the ramblings of a mad woman. I'm trying again in December (but on a much easier course).
Try it.
Don't get Lyme disease.
Drink beer.
Compete (even if just against the clock)? Well then you have to crunch the numbers.
For sure, doing the 27 km to start is a smart choice.
FYI this is the course profile and I would be going against the clock so to speak, not just trying to finish.
You posted about it here so you want it bad enough. Do that shit.
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It was the most fund I had running. My garmin barely worked because of the tree coverage but I was always around people, either running with them or passing in opposite directions on the trail. Three weeks into training I just ran a road 10k for fun and set a PB.
That night I broke my foot and didn't run with them for the rest of the summer. 6 went on to do a 50km ultra gnarly trail run and are going back this year. Sadly it sold out and I wasn't in any shape to commit. I fully intend on training with them again this summer, though.