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06JUL22 – I was notified that I was off the wait list for the 2022 Eastern States 100! I had 5 weeks until race day. I spent most of the year training for the Boston Marathon, San Diego Marathon, and Blackbeard’s Revenge 100. All road races and little hills. Eastern States is a 103-mile loop …
I took leave and flew home to California for my birthday and to run the San Diego Marathon with my sister Carolyn. The original plan was to drive down together to our sister’s house in Chula Vista. My best friend Vy thought it would be a good idea to ride her bicycle from Huntington Beach …
I met Angie through United in Stride, a website for connecting visually impaired runners and sighted guides. I first heard about this site on the Trail and Ultra Running Facebook page. I made an account in Jun 2019 but never really looked for a runner because the thought of guiding made me nervous and to …
Blackbeard’s Revenge is a 100% paved point-to-point race starting in Carolla and ending in Hatteras, NC.It was my first time running a 100 in this format and I registered just FOUR days before the race! REGISTRATIONThe last day to sign up was 3/17 I messaged the Blackbeard’s Revenge 100 Ultras Facebook a day late on …
My first attempt at the Beast of the East 100 (formerly Monadnock Ultras) was during its inaugural year in December 2019. I quit after mile 83. I suppressed the memories so hard that I didn’t even want to read my own race recap to prep for this race. When Richard announced the December 2020 race …
I entered the lottery for the 2021 Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run in September 2020. Although I didn’t win the lottery, I was the next 25 on the waitlist. On 26JAN21, Rhonda, the Race Director, invited me to the race and would have until 30JAN21 to decide. I agonized every day whether I should sign …
05APR21 – I started this post in December and gave myself a deadline of January to finish it, but I am a procrastinator and finishing it now four months late. I didn’t get to race as much in 2020 just like everyone else due to COVID, but that didn’t stop me from being active. According …
I started the year in training for the Georgia Death Race that was supposed to be in March, right about when the world was shutting down due to COVID. One positive thing about having commitment issues and being the type of runner who typically registers for races the week/morning of and letting the lottery decide …
2019 was an epic year! Below are the highlights of my training/racing. 01JAN– first run of the year was in Edinburgh, Scotland (may or may not have been hungover) 13JAN – swam with manatees in Crystal River, Florida before having fun at the Walt Disney World Marathon (4:56:03) 26JAN – celebrated the anniversary of running …
15OCT19 – is when originally signed up for Monadnock 50 miler. I can’t remember what my thought process was for this decision as I was tapering for Uwharrie 100. I think no matter what happens at the outcome of whichever race I prepping for, I had something else to look forward to. Plus I started …