Last Saturday (April 7th), I attempted to run my first ultramarathon, the American River 50 mile run. Â I was excited to do it; from Thursday at work, then leading up to the event on Saturday, I felt ready (but not overly confident), that my training was adequate to get me to the start line. Â Â Â However,
Eight years later, after participating in 30 marathons, over 40 half marathons, roughly more than 5 trail races, over 10 sprint/oly triathlons, and a bunch of short runs (5k/10k)…. (let me catch my breath)… I am embarking on another challenge: Â the ultra runs! Today, I registered for my first ultra run, the American River 50
I flew down to L.A. last night from SFO, and I am here right now at my sister’s place. We are getting ready to drive down to San Diego, then we run the RNR SD Marathon on Sunday. I think I’ve trained with the minimum training required, but I’m hoping for a miracle on Sunday.Â
Ran during lunch at work today, around Los Altos hills, for ~40 minutes. It was sunny but probably in the high 60’s. I did some sprints for 5 minutes – running fast/sprint every 10 seconds then slow down to a jog/ normal pace. In the beginning my feet felt heavy, had some slight pain /
I FINALLY went out and rode my bike on the road, after 7 months of not riding outdoors! I had to ride outdoors because I have a sprint triathlon coming up on April 17 – and had no biking in my training at all so far till now. As usual, since I am not confident
