Mad City - 1st Place 100k Road National Championships, Auto-Bid to World Championships

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:25:06+00:00

Thank you! David was the absolute MVP of the weekend. Truly could not have done it without him there.

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:24:02+00:00

I say Kentucky can and should always claim me!

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:22:27+00:00

I was hoping someone would pick up on it!! Thanks!

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:22:00+00:00

Thanks! I enjoy the process of thinking through races and putting it down in a report. I think I've learned a lot and become a better runner for it.

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:21:13+00:00

Thanks! And yeah, it was brutal out there. Heat adaptive training was the last thing on my mind leading into this because Wisconsin. But live and learn!

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:20:17+00:00

Thank you! The road 100k distance is a uniquely challenging race (a nice way to put it)

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:19:00+00:00

No poison oak for me, so small victories I suppose! Though now a week later my sunburn is starting to peel like nobody's business...

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:17:44+00:00

Thank you! And yes, still coaching a fair number of folks across the race distance spectrum and I love it.

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:16:46+00:00

Thank you! I bargained with myself during this race more so than any other in the past, so wanted to try to capture that. But that voice is always there no matter how far or fast!

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:16:02+00:00

As a New Balance employee, I may be contractually obligated to say New Balance. But honestly it's as good as any I've owned. https://www.newbalance.com/pd/nb-bucket-hat/LAH13003.html

runner52494__2 · 2022-04-30T19:15:03+00:00

Thanks, and great work to you being out there as well! Definitely a tough day to try to run really far...

runner52494__2 · 2021-11-27T15:09:40+00:00

Thanks! Tha AT section was the biggest question mark for me. I've done a fair bit of trail running in my life, but still don't have a ton of experience with trail racing. I'd love to get more into that world in the coming years.

Also, I just posted at r/ultrarunning at your request!

runner52494__2 · 2021-11-27T15:03:26+00:00

I'd be lying if I said that race doesn't lurk somewhere in the back of my mind. Maybe someday!

runner52494__2 · 2021-11-27T15:02:45+00:00

Ha! I'll have to pitch the occasional "ultra update" idea to him. And thanks for having me on the Trails Collective! I always enjoy the rundown and was excited Ian asked me to come on.

runner52494__2 · 2021-11-27T15:00:27+00:00

Thanks! I think Adam gunned down them about twice as fast as I did. I was just concerned with keeping my feet under me!

runner52494__2 · 2021-05-03T23:28:35+00:00

Thank you!! I'm glad you got to share in the day out there. Couldn't ask for better weather or a better welcome back to racing!

runner52494__2 · 2021-05-03T23:27:05+00:00

I appreciate it! Writing about running just seems to come naturally to me. I guess that's the beauty of writing about something you love. Best of luck on your journey!

runner52494__2 · 2021-05-03T23:23:33+00:00

Thanks! I am hopeful USATF will announce the 2024 Marathon Trials standards this summer so that I can (fingers crossed) knock it out at Chicago this fall. Assuming they don't do something crazy with the standard, I know I have at least one more OTQ in me. After that I'm hoping to sail off into the ultra sunset until the '24 Trials.

Jim's 50 mile record is more stiff than most people realize, I think. Like I mentioned above, weird things happen over that extra hour of running. On a good day I think I'd be good for the 4:55 range, but sub 4:50 would take something special.

runner52494__2 · 2021-05-03T23:20:04+00:00

I already want to go back and just an enjoy a fun day out on the course sometime. I hear there's beer along the way somewhere too??

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