I love Facebook, it is a great way to meet a lot of other runners that live in the same state as you but no where near you. It is also a great way to find out about a fun get together with a lot of experienced ultra runners greeting us newbies with their presence. I learned about an all night run on the beach 45 minutes from where I live. Starting time was Friday, 7:30pm and Goal time was Saturday 7:30am. This would be perfect training for my first 100 miler. I would be able to train running through the night and get a decent amount of miles on my legs. After 12 hours of running I would be able to experience running through the night on tired legs. Plus there would be plenty of people to push me. It is so much easier to push yourself when you are not alone. Everything was perfect and I was in. Then I met with my coach and the race was out. He knows me well enough that I like to over do it all the time. After lot of begging, it came back in with a plan to follow. Training through the night and training through fatigue, but not put all the miles on my legs. I ran for two hours, stopped for three, ran two, stopped three, ran two. I ended up getting in 40 miles in the six hours of running.
I got the meet a lot of ultra runner in the area, and I love them even more. Especially when I am not competing and instead I am just training when they are racing. It was great. Until the next day. Apparently my mind wasn't racing, but I my body was racing. I hurt the next day more so than when I did my 100k. I like the FURbies :)
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