wow its been a while!!

well to recap on the 50 km.... IT WENT AWESOME!!!
I was a tad nervous the night before but once i woke up in the morning i was rippin and ready to get started!  The first 25km went not too bad.. I had a little incident with an ingredient in a drink at one of the aid stations, but once that cleared up i flew!!
Honestly i had no idea what to expect when it came to racing 50km.  I knew i wanted to keep my sugar levels up and energy level consistent.  Pacing wise i figured it out within the first 10km. I speed walked all the steeper hills, ran every flatt i could and no matter what i just wanted to keep my feet moving at all times.  once i hit the 3 hr mark I found just got easier.  ( weird huh!)  i just kept telling myself that " the first 25km your counting up and the second 25km your counting down" It really kept me calm and focused thinking that way.  Although the first 25km were absolutley terrible at the time ( tunny issues didnt make it any better) looking back on the race i really had alot of Fun.
I was suprised with my placing. I was running to finish. Not to place necessarily.  I was told on the 2Loop at the old buck aid station that i was in 3rd. I  had the biggest adrenalin rush ever!! My time spit got better from then on hahahah.  


Looking at the training Noel and I did.  I am not scared for FATDOG100 anymore. More like ready to master it!!!!!!

Long run training starts up again this week... WOOHOO!!!


 Phase 2 of operation race fatdog is a go!

Motivation level:    15/10
Old person knees:   4/10
Will i run a 50km race again:  HELL YA!!!

"Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about."
-PattiSue Plumer, U.S. Olympian