So glad that the weather has taken a more normal turn the past few days, although i could do without the rain, temperatures above zero are always preferred...
In any case, i got my two long runs out this past weekend, going for just over 3 hours each time in total. This next weekend is down week for me (which i must say i'm looking forward to) before Chuckanut 50K, and Emily has her 50K this weekend, so i'm sure that will go well!
Knee was a bit sore after the 2 runs this weekend, and swimming helped with that, but with my previous knee issues i've been keeping a sharp eye on it to make sure i don't wreck it, especially this close to the 50K!
All that being said i bought the new Salomon Pack this past week and used it on the runs, and i have to say it works great! Lots of good storage space, large bladder, all the good stuff! Fits like a glove without rubbing any areas where it is especially snug, so no complaints there! So if anyone needs a positive review of it, there it is!
Continuing on the topic Emily brought up a few days ago about Ferg Hawke coming in to the store to talk about his Ultramarathons and what he did to prepare, i found it quite the eye-opener.
As he/emily said - and i'm paraphrasing here- but if you put in the preparation for something, there's really nothing you can't accomplish.
That outlook definitely got me thinking, not just about the Fat Dog, but really anything that I do, or anything that anyone does. It helped me to put things in perspective, because there are always those things that everyone has that they see as a huge project/obstacle/etc, and in my case early on i would use running as a way to temporarily clear my head of those things. Now, with Half-marathons under my belt, and training for Fat Dog going successfully so far, what's to stop me from applying this mindset to things outside of running? That outlook really helped, and continues to do so!
There are so many people on the North Shore who are putting their efforts into different amazing things, and it really serves as an inspiration to me, so thanks to everyone out there! It's those examples that can keep me motivated a lot of the time.
So i guess i'll wrap things up for now, there is running tonight - i'll likely start out easy just to keep an eye on my knee, but spinning Wednesday should help too...
Best wishes to everyone in their endeavours!
-Noel
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