Ice Age Trail 50

Last time I ran this race (in 2006) it was my first ever 50 mile run, and 2nd ultra. I went into it with not enough training and lots of ignorance. This time around I was much more prepared.

I drove the 1.5 hours to WI from Chicago land with my boyfriend and three friends: Jerry, an ultra and Badwater vet, Marie, a friend who will be doing her first Badwater this July, and Keith, a newer ultra runner, newer than even myself.

We all had the same plan, run under 9:00. In retrospect, that seems insane, how you can you set a time goal for 50 miles? Anything can happen during 50 miles. And anything did happen. I took a really harsh fall, but no broken bones, only broken concentration which lasted for about 3 miles of walking! The fall happened at mile 25, how opportune! Keith wound up racing exactly according to plan and finished in 8:48! Jerry and Marie took it a little easy, but they both finished in under 10:00. Marie and I both won our respective age groups!

I was way off my goal, and seven minutes off my 50 mile PR with a finish time of 9:28. I will take it. The age group hardware was a nice surprise!

Photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/glenellynrunner/IceAge50MileTrailRaceMay2008

training update

Ok Bob here you go, I told you I stink at updating blogs! I will do so more regularly now that we have EXACTLY ONE MONTH TO GO!!!!!!!

Since the first week in April my monthly totals have looked like this:

80, 68, 76.2, 74, 81.

Planned remaining weekly mileage:

110, 70, 90, race week taper who knows.

I have a 50 mile race this Saturday. I want to place well! I hope to PR too. I will publicly state my goal as 8:50, but that seems so unrealistic.

I will of course post that race report as well as many photos.