I finally figured out a reasonable training schedule through early next summer. Tentatively, March 12 will be my first trail marathon (Virginia Creeper). That will fit into my training for my first shot at Laurel Highlands 70 miles in early June. Hopefully it all works out better than my past attempts.

happy running,
dan

For shame! What was this forum doing on page 2??!

Anyway, today I did the 88km ride for Multiple Sclerosis again.

Did it 'alone' for the first time cos my biking mate couldn't make it (ok, so there were another eight to ten thousand people too...)

Gorgeous day, blue sky, sunny, not too warm. Great ride!

My least painful to date, but I'm still hurting...haha

Took me 4:34 from start to end, including one 20-min morning tea break, and two shorter breaks totalling 10 to 15 mins. I'm pretty happy with that!

Yay for me! =)

cheers all..

ok i guess i am supposed to say that i will do a ultra in 13 years, my dad is in the lottery for the one this year, he tried last year, but he didn't get picked. So i hope he does this year, so i want to one in 13 years, i will be 28... that is cool i guess...

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Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Racing is where I get mine.

quote:<HR> ok i guess i am supposed to say that i will do a ultra in 13 years, my dad is in the lottery for the one this year, he tried last year, but he didn't get picked. So i hope he does this year, so i want to one in 13 years, i will be 28... that is cool i guess...<HR>

eastrunner

Sorry but this post was started 3 years ago. sooo...... For the non-math people.. we only have TEN MORE YEARS!!! Just goes to show you how dedicated runners are that this has been going for 2 years now!!! can't wait!

I should be well trained by then......

nice finish, kevin. yeah, I know what you mean about the distance. I did 27 before, and it was one of the more miserable running experiences. with that said, I'm still looking forward to my first official marathon and first ultra finish.

yep, 2015.. 9 1/2 years away...

I also wanted to mention Yiannis Kouros' Coulac 6 day race finish. There's a thread in the ultra forum, definitely worth a read. I wish I could be doing anything near that at half his age. Just WOW. wow.......

i cant believe ive been on coolrunning for over 3 years, this thread on the first page the whole time, and ive never joined the bandwagon! i coulda sworn i posted, but i searched the whole thread and for the life of me couldnt find where.

well im joining now. ive always wanted to do a marathon before i turned 20...and if im able to go from never running more than 7 miles at a time to running 26.2 in three years, i should be able to go from 26.2 to 100 in another 7 years. i have a longggggg way to go (duh) but where are you without goals, right? it would be pretty cool to actually meet all of the coolrunning people too. we should get matching t-shirts.

some of you guys are way ahead of me though...tell me, how many hours of training a week do you have to do to be prepared to seriously race 100 mi? and how long would your long runs need to be? that's the only reason i would see me not going through with this (besides forgetting)...not being able to find the time to train for it!

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius

I'm looking for a race that's doable logistically for next summer. I can train for something big, but I'll be working full time (weekdays) May and June, so I can't go too far from Pennsylvania. I'd love to do Laurel Highlands, but I honestly don't foresee my training getting that high after working on my muscular imbalances. sigh.......

bump must keep pact on page 1.....