Summer Running

I have some races planned for this summer that I am really excited about. But wouldn't it be cool to have a different running experience other then racing? My good friend Cat, writes an awesome blog for Ski Utah. Yesterday morning Cat sent me an article of a fantastic idea that for summer running. The article is MTS Recap: What Does it Take to Create a Summer Magnet? and it was written by Gregg Blanchard.

The part of the article that was most interesting to me was when Blanchard talked about a fourth option for mountain resorts to develop for summer time:

"The idea is hardly developed, so I’ll just spit it out: what if a resort hired a former Olympic long distance runner and became the trail running / ultramarathon training capital of the world. Two-week long camps to prep for the growing number of mountain races."

 

I am in love with the idea of running at a ski resort, and think the idea of having trail running camps is a fantastic idea. Check out the rest of the article, and let me know if it would be something that you would be interested in.

Panic

I have previously mentioned that I do things backwards. Well true to that statement, I am starting tor concentrate and train for my race. I have 11 days and 12 hours until I have to be at the starting line. So where most people have been training for months, having two or three workouts a day. I am doing this race the backwards way. I will train before I show up, but I am going into it mainly blind.

Panic is the feeling that best describes how I am feeling. I am not panicked about not finishing the race. (I know I can do that.) But more for the unknown of it, and the unknown of what my next adventure will be. This is not a bad panic, it's a good panic and a step in my right direction.

The bad panic that I am having is for the known. I know that come Sunday May 5, I am going to have a hard time walking, and that is the scariest part.

An Article For A Snowy Day

My friend Arianne ran across Utah Lake last January. She wrote about it on her blog runariran. I think this sounded like such a fun idea. I hope to try this next winter.

Lake to Lake

I ran in a relay race with a group of friends on March 4th. Our team was 15th over all and I think 5th in the co-ed division. I highly recommend the Lake to Lake St. George for a quick day relay.

 This is my team. "Don't Move A Mussel."

 

This is what I looked like after my two legs. I accidentally ran further then I was supposed to and ended up running 12 miles. 

Cross Fit

I recently read an article from Outside Magazine written by Christopher Solomon. The article is
about training for a marathon by using only Cross Fit. Brian MacKenzie's Controversial New Approach to Marathon Training. Check it out and let me know what you think.