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8AM, first leg, 5 miles |
What a strange two months it's been. 2 weeks of voluntary self-quarantine after my return from Spain followed by all hell breaking lose here at home in the US. Knowing that I would not be unable to do much away from home for the foreseeable future, I decided to start a running streak to bring some consistency to my training when there weren't really any big events on my race calendar to keep me focused. Then all of a sudden virtual races started popping up all over social media. In the past (i.e. pre-pandemic) I had always shunned virtual events as a way for someone to make money without any real effort. Now, I had become a believer in these events, not to collect another shirt or medal or whatever, but to help amazing race organizers survive a most difficult time in a very small way, so that they may continue to put on amazing events once this crazy time we're in passes.
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12PM, second leg, 5 miles
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Jason Green of Yeti Trail Races is a prime example of an exceptional RD, so when the Yeti 24 Hour Ultra Challenge showed up in my feed I had to sign up. 5 miles, every 4 hours for 24 hours sounded just like the thing to do...period.
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4PM, third leg, 5 miles
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I started my run at 8AM and would consider that my only strategic mistake, I would have been better served to start my first run at 4AM as I usually get out to do my daily run at 5M anyway. It would also have meant that my last run would have happened that midnight rather than at 4AM.
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8PM, fourth leg, 5 miles
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The laps were pretty uneventful in general, which was great. I had just finished a solo 100 miler a week or so earlier, so I wanted uneventful. It meant no aches or pains. My biggest challenge was the mental aspect, staying in the moment. I ran every lap on my own in my neighborhood except the midnight lap. For that, I was supposed to meet a group of fellow challengers. All but one were no shows, I won't name any names:-) I was glad to have had the company for at least one lap.
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12AM, fifth leg, 5 miles
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The last lap was the hardest by far. I had managed to get a couple of hours of sleep, but that made it even harder to get up to run. I only managed a shuffle, even though I was determined to get it done quickly to go back to bed for a few hours. It was a worthy challenge for sure, an ultra of 30 miles spread over nearly 24 hours adding a heavy mental spin on the "traditional" 50K distance. I read more than one comment of fellow challengers who just wanted to keep going to get the miles done in one swoop and I can't say I disagreed. Well done, Jason, well done!
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4AM, sixth leg, 5 miles
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