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My everyday life responsibilities conquered my ultra training time last month. After having some personal related things that had a higher priority to training, I had to miss out on some much needed runs in for the 50k which is only a few weeks away!! Although I’m bummed that I wasn’t able to train this […]
After finishing week two of training with my first long run since I finished the Cottonmouth 100k, I felt my body was telling me it was ready for some recovery time. The first long run was 30 miles with a 10:08 pace so with that and my first two weeks of breaking my body in […]
Just finished a 30 mile run with a 10:08 pace. Beautiful weather to add another ultramarathon distance run to my log!
My goal for week 2 was to keep including the elevation training, but mix it up a little. It’s around 2,500 feet up the mountain and we have to do that 3 times, so every week I’ll be including treadmill elevation runs that will simulate running/hiking up the mountain. The first week of running/hiking up […]
Training for a trail run that has almost 7,000 feet of climbing up a mountain can be tough, especially when you live somewhere that is pretty flat (Florida). The largest hills around the area aren’t really that large when comparing to running up a trail on a mountain. The 50k ultra I’m training for (Conquer […]
I was looking for a few ultras to do that had some beautiful views during the run (although most ultras have some of those) and got some great recommendations from some running friends. My friend Shannon told me about the Conquer the Rock 50k and after researching it and seeing the views and how technical […]
Simply put, the Cottonmouth 100k is a great race that is put together by some great people! I originally planned on doing the 100 miler, but months before race day I decided to drop down to the 100k due to me thinking I wasn’t able to get enough training in to complete the longer distance. […]
Finished pacing a group at Running wild and added more mileage to get 30 miles in. Here’s some photos of the adventure. These guys seemed like they wanted to join me for a short section (or chase me away):
Just finished 30 miles this morning with my EKG on which included a 5 mile run to Running Wild, then paced the 4:45 full marathon group for 21 miles, then ran 4 miles back home. Still no call from the heart monitoring company so it seems like things are good with my heart! A year […]
Was going to try the 100, but lack of training and some painful legs decided to do the 50 mile instead! I had some pain around my knee area on the last ultra distance run I did, but didn’t think much of it other than not training as much. However, my legs really started getting […]
Decided to start running around the bays again and was going to try to get 50 miles in again. On Hwy 90 now in Milton. Other than a 5 mile run, I don’t think I’ve ran since the 36 miles out at Blackwater a few weeks ago. My legs are tightening up so not sure […]
I volunteered to be the sweeper at the Blackwater 50k and added some extra miles after, finishing up with 36 miles on the trails. Legs feel pretty normal too so it was a success. I wanted to go longer but the sweeping added an extra 3-4 hours to my run so I figured I’ll add […]
Finished a total of 30.41 miles today with a pace of 9:32. It was great running with my cousin Corie and also with some other friends (Briana, Suzanne, Katie and Scott)!
The Pinhoti 100 was a challenging course, especially for someone who lives in a state without much elevation and wasn’t prepared for the downhill side of things! Regardless, it was still a great adventure even though I pulled out after 55 miles. After running out of two water bottles on a challenging 3+ mile stretch […]
Finished today with 30 miles. I ran 8 miles before pacing the 5:00 marathon training group at Running Wild for 20 miles, then I ran the last 2 miles home. So proud of the training groups this week!
To celebrate my birthday, I wanted to adventure out further on my running mileage. I was supposed to run my first 100k a month before, but it got cancelled (due to the course being damaged from bad weather) so I figured I’d run my own. After looking for a route that will allow me to […]
Starting around mile 35-40 I started dealing with some asthma and wiggly legs building up (reminded me of when I passed out at my first marathon). I felt my body was telling me the 100 mile run can wait for another day and I pulled out with a DNF at the aid station at mile […]
I live in Northwest Florida and there are a lot of bays around the area (Pensacola Bay, Escambia Bay, East Bay, Blackwater Bay). After growing up on Blackwater Bay and now living right by Escambia Bay, I wanted to do a run that would take me all around the bays while helping me get some […]