I was rolling along pretty well with the virtual races. I'd race about once a week (not super hard), then do a lot of walking and a little running in between.
The Race
I was signed up for both the Crazy Desert 100k and the Blazing 7s 100 Mile, so I figured I'd head out and see how far I could make it and hopefully finish one.
Wanting to get in some trail, I brought a cooler to Forest Oaks Park for loops around a little lake. A side trail, traffic would be less than the main trail and the trail was wider, so I felt it was responsible during COVID-19.
I ran for 39 miles on the .56 mile loop. I ran through 20, then took a walk break as I had the previous races. At 23 I ran to marathon. After that, it was a very small amount of running and a lot of powerhiking.
Around 38 miles I hit a low, tired, dizzy. Sitting down a couple times on the concrete, I tried to recharge. I had planned to run the .7 miles back home then do loops around the neighborhood, as the park closes at night. Thinking I need real food, I headed back around 4:30pm when Teri arrived to pick up the cooler. At home, she made me a quesadilla. I ate, headed out again, and still was woozy. I sat in a chair in the backyard, ate some chips, then slept for maybe 5-10 minutes. Really wanting to quit, I decided to go back out.
At this point I was at around 42 miles and I came back to life. Able to knock our 15-16 minute miles, I felt good and chipped away at it.
At 100k I decided today it would be Crazy Desert. Half was that it was wise to put in the training before attempting 100 miles and half was I was tired. But it was a race finish.
Apart from the low point, this was manageable. Good mental training. The next day I wasn't that sore.
When the results were posted on the TROT virtual races leaderboard, I was in 2nd place overall. That makes me feel good.
These races mean a lot to me.
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