Ultra Miko Running

  Race: Toughest Twin Cities 2023 Date: July 8th/9th, 2023 Time:  90k in 10:50:09 - Relay Place: 1st Place Team Pre-Race Conditions: Pitter Patter - Lets get at ‘Er That phase has been stuck in my head since we were out wakeboarding up at the cottage for the 4th. It’s a great phrase for this race.  I’m out in Hugo Minnesota with Christian, Elliot and Jake. We just finished breakfast and our Walmart trip for last minute supplies. We have about 3 hours before we have to head to the venue and 6 hours to go time.  It’s going to be an interesting race. I’m feeling pretty good. It’s hard to know how much or how fast we are going to run. My concern is mostly the breaks between laps and not stiffening up too much or getting too cold.  Right now the plan is Christian and I doing the first full team lap then not stopping to head out on the 2nd lap. After that we hand it over to Jake and Elliot for lap 3. We figure by the time Christian and I have to head out for lap 4 we ...

  Race: Philly Infinity 2023 Date: May 20, 2023 Time:  65k, 8:29:23 Place: Maybe 4th Pre-Race Conditions: On the plane taxiing away from the terminal. This is an early flight for us. 7AM out of detroit to Philly. Gives us some nice time to relax and prep before the race tomorrow.  Tomorrow at 7:45AM maybe, I’ll believe it when I see it, start for Tough Mudder Infinity. An 8 hour obstacle race. We must do a 15k lap first and then get to choose between 15k or 5k for the remaining time. There is also a grace period of 1 hour to finish an active lap. It’s going to be a blast. The weather has changed from fun to more ideal running conditions. Last year in Chicago I hit the 65k mark to qualify as Elite for WTM. This year they upped the distance to 70k to qualify. I’m hoping that I can hit that mark and then I don’t need to go race Chicago later in August. I know I could hit 70k mark there. Especially after how much DCarta and I walked last year.  My run training for this h...