You know it just dawned on me. We had a dog named Toby and he liked to run and had curley hair also.

Active Toby wrote:

marathoner06 wrote:
Toby, Im curious- do you work full time? I can not imagine running a schedual such as yours and work 40 some hrs a week. I am completely in awe and wish you all the best.

I do work full time and most of my running is done on the weekend. The runs during the week are commuting to and from work. My weekends have been all planned around the long runs--everything. As much as its a bummer not to join my buddies on climbing trips and long bike rides up the coast, this training process has opened my eyes to so many things. I'm in the best shape of my life right now and I really feel like this is just the beginning

I suspect that what Toby skips the most of is sleep. :-D

You're not nuts, just different. When you're standing at the starting line you may have the same thought that Ted Corbitt, an early ultrarunner had. He was about ready to start his first 100 and said to a friend, "I've been looking forward to this race for a year. Now that it's here, I don't want to do it." The first mile will take care of that for you.

I've finished 5 100s and DNF'd a bunch. You'll feel better when the sun comes up. Remember that during the night. And never, ever think about how far you have to go. Only think about how far you've come. Best of luck.

Will