Why?

...because anyone can run an ultramarathon. You do not need to be crazy (although it helps!) or a genetic anomaly.

If you can run a 5k, you can run a half marathon. If you can run a half marathon, you can run a marathon. And if you can run a marathon, you can run an ultramarathon.

This is my journey as I start from scratch following an injury with a couch to 5k training program up through a 100 mile race.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Onward... and Upward

Yesterday, Josh and I went for a hike. We have decided to hike each weekend slowly increasing pack weight and hike distance. There is a mountaineering course in his future as well as mine, as long as the knee continues to play nice.

Honestly, it felt great. While the runs have been kicking my butt, this hike was the mental/morale boost I have been desperately needing.

Its as though my emotions while running have followed the wildly fluctuating ups and downs of the terrain I have been along. However, I do realize that my body is struggling to reach the level of stamina and ability that my mind remembers from before. It seems to have forgotten the pain and frustration associated with getting to that point.... oh, yes, now I remember.

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