This weekend may end up being the make-or-break weekend of Project 14Forty. It wasn’t supposed to be that way as I was only scheduled for 6 miles (5 Saturday, 1 Sunday). When I created the training plan, I had a tough time trying to figure out the11 weeks between Phunt 50K and Umstead. I’ve been doing…
Managing Expectations
I don’t mean to do it. I really don’t, but I have a habit of letting my expectations get out of hand. I typically set out with reasonable targets and goals for myself, however along the way they start to grow. First a little here. Then a little more there. The next thing I know,…
2017 Phunt 50K Race Report
I really need to stop setting time goals for myself. I had gotten it into my mind that this was a race that I could PR despite the facts that I’m now 2 years older than I was back then and logging fewer miles (366 miles over past 10 weeks vs. 455) these days. So…
2017 Phunt 50K Preview
I’m heading back to Elkton, MD this weekend to tackle the Phunt 50K which I ran last year (preview and race report). There is also offer a 25K option, which Kate is doing. The race is very popular (500 runners) and typically sells out months in advance. They already have the 2018 race registration open. It started…
1/7/17 MAF Test
I headed out to the Unionville HS track this morning for my monthly MAF test. I haven’t posted about my last couple because my HR monitor has been measuring screwy and I haven’t been happy with the results. One of the tests was so bad, it ended up being a complete waste of my time. …
100 Miler Wish List
You may find this surprising, but according to Run100s.com (my go-to reference for all things 100 miles) there are about 150 races in North America that are 100 miles in length. This is up about 50% from when I first started researching the distance 4 years ago. Heck, three of the races that I’ve done…
Digits: Year of 2016
Happy New Year! I love numbers with a passion that’s a little creepy. This leads me to track just about everything I can, especially running related. I have several spreadsheets that I use to track my running and cross training activities. I haven’t really done much with this data yet, but it’s nice to use…