Alrighty, anybody who knows me very well knows that my running plans can change week to week, sometimes day to day. I've been giving a lot of thought to my running bucket list. Here they are in no particular order of importance;
Rim to Rim to Rim at the Grand Canyon
1000k jacket at Bandera
500m jacket at Rocky Raccoon
Running all 80 miles of trails at Guadalupe Mountains Nat Park
Running the 31 mile Outer Loop at Big Bend
With that list in mind I'm fairly sure I've changed my running priorities for this fall. I've got 325k at Bandera so that means I cannot miss anymore Bandera 100k's. Knowing myself I know that if I finished the Cactus Rose 100m at the end of October I would not have the will to run Bandera in January.
So, the focus turns to Bandera in January. It's the last year for the National Championship 100k to be held at Bandera so I may as well really target that as a peak race. And that timing should work out good for peaking again at the Nueces 50m in March which is also a National Championship race.
So, that brings me back to Cactus Rose in Oct. I think they best way to prepare for the 100k in January would be to do a series of shorter races. Ever since I mentioned the 100m relay to David R I haven't been able to get it off my mind. It really seems like it would be a lot of fun to do a team thing. The 25k at Wild Hare would be a good shorter race. Dec 1st is the Dirty Du marathon in Smithville that Mark L is RDing and that could be another good tuneup run.
I'm excited about my new direction. Lets see how I feel next week!!!
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