Ultra Miko Running

  Race: Barkley Fall Classic 50k Date: 9/21/2024 Time: 9:09:36 Place: DNF (marathon finish) Pre-Race Conditions: “If you’re going to face a real challenge it has to be a real challenge. You can’t accomplish anything without the possibility of failure.” - Lazarus Lake  Well, packet is picked up, dinner has been eaten, prep is done, map has been studied. Time to wind down before bed. 3:45 AM wake up to get prepped and be at the race by 5:30 to avoid too much of a rush.  I’ve looked at the course and it seems a little shorter that 50k. Not complaining. I also saw the Rat Jaw descent too. That is going to be brutal. I’ve climbed this much in a 50k with obstacles with some of these steep climbs. Compared to Killington Ultra this is probably comparable. This is going to involve some crawling and sliding for sure. The obstacle race training and experience is going to be key for me.  It’s been about 8 weeks since Vol State. I’m still probably only about 80% recovered. Still ...

  Race: Last Annual Vol State 2024 Date: 7/11/2024 - 7/21/2024 Time: 5:13:21:31 Place: 10th Pre-Race Conditions: "The goal of life should be to die with your memories, not your dreams" - Buddhist proverb On the bus. 314 miles until we get to the hotels by the start line. We actually are driving the course backwards right now. I’m trying to pay attention a little bit as we as going through the towns and see what each will have for us. The last one had a restaurant with climbing gear. Definitely hope I get there while they are open. The first 20 miles has some limited shoulders. It’s going to be interesting. Even in middle of the night.  I think this bus is mostly virgins. There’s only a few people talking that have some experience. The general consensus is to take it easy and slow. Don’t go out too fast. Take breaks.  Someone on the bus just said to go into the beer coolers at the gas stations to cool off not a bad idea when it’s 96 degrees out in middle of the day.  ...