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Hey Pony Peeps,
I'm kinda freakin' out, just a bit, not, not a bit, a lot. My big race is tomorrow. Some of you know I'm running my first 50km ultra marathon in the local mountains tomorrow. I've had mixed feelings about it, knowing I won't be fast, but also knowing, I should be able to make the cutoff time.
Here's the situation: the cutoff time is 7 hours at the 37km mark. I'm running at a pace that should get me there with a good 30 minutes to spare. The problem is that it is going to rain heavily ALL day tomorrow. I'm not a strong uphiller, so I'm relying on my downhill to make up time. In the rain, I will have to slow down or risk serious injury. I hope I won't have to slow too much, but I'm worried about making the cutoff. If I'm not there within 7 hours, they won't let me finish the race. I'm going to just do my best, but I'm terrified about receiving a DNF (did not finish). I don't care if I come in last, I just want to finish. I have the added pressure that the Search and Rescue team who will be sweeping the course at the end are my former teammates who were terrible to me last year. I can't let them see me fail. I'm also super aware that I will likely be the biggest girl out there (ultra runners are tiny and I am not). I'm super sensitive about always being the largest woman in all the sports I do.
Why the rain? Why tomorrow? It's beautiful out today. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it.
I'm kinda freakin' out, just a bit, not, not a bit, a lot. My big race is tomorrow. Some of you know I'm running my first 50km ultra marathon in the local mountains tomorrow. I've had mixed feelings about it, knowing I won't be fast, but also knowing, I should be able to make the cutoff time.
Here's the situation: the cutoff time is 7 hours at the 37km mark. I'm running at a pace that should get me there with a good 30 minutes to spare. The problem is that it is going to rain heavily ALL day tomorrow. I'm not a strong uphiller, so I'm relying on my downhill to make up time. In the rain, I will have to slow down or risk serious injury. I hope I won't have to slow too much, but I'm worried about making the cutoff. If I'm not there within 7 hours, they won't let me finish the race. I'm going to just do my best, but I'm terrified about receiving a DNF (did not finish). I don't care if I come in last, I just want to finish. I have the added pressure that the Search and Rescue team who will be sweeping the course at the end are my former teammates who were terrible to me last year. I can't let them see me fail. I'm also super aware that I will likely be the biggest girl out there (ultra runners are tiny and I am not). I'm super sensitive about always being the largest woman in all the sports I do.
Why the rain? Why tomorrow? It's beautiful out today. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it.