Black Warrior 50K Training

"Success doesn't come to you, you go to it." - Marva Collins

If I have any chance of being successful in running this year, then I am going to have to put in a lot of work (no brainer, right?!) In the past two weeks, I have focused on taking my fitness to the next level.  I have logged more than 140 miles of running in the past two weeks, and I feel great! This week I will begin training for my first race of the year - the Black Warrior 50K on February 16th.

There are five weeks until the race, which means I have four weeks of intense training to endure.  To achieve my goal of completing this race in less than 4 hours, I will be concentrating on keeping my mileage up and increasing my speed.  From here on out my training each week will consist of:

- a minimum of 7 runs 

- one 10 mile tempo run

- one track work out

- one run of at least 25 miles

I have the goal, I have the training schedule and I have the determination. Now let's see what I can do with it all!

Happy Running!

Here's to 2013!

"Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss it you will land among the stars." - Les Brown

As I transition into 2013, I feel accomplished and confident after a very successful 2012.  I qualified for Boston. I finished my first 100 miler (the Leadville Trail 100) in 21:26 (19th place) which was 3 1/2 hours ahead of my goal time. In October, I ran The North Face Endurance Challenge-Atlanta and placed 5th behind some very accomplished ultra runners.  As successful as 2012 was for me, I want to make 2013 an even better year of ultra running. I have several lofty goals for this year that I plan to accomplish - here we go:

• Run at least 4,000 miles (77 mpw)
• Run 120 miles in the 24hr Adventure Trail Race in May
• Run at least 5 miles everday until May 5th
• WIN 1 ultra marathon
• 20,000 push ups (55 per day)
• 36,500 sit ups (100 per day)
• Run the entire 444 miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway in 1 week all while raising $10,000 for the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital (more to come on this adventure)

By accomplishing these goals, I hope this will serve as proof that a fruitarian diet is not deficient in anything.  I know that if I ate the Standard American Diet (SAD), I would not be able to run as much as I do now without sustaining injuries.

Now that my goals are listed for your viewing pleasure, I have another reason to work hard to achieve them.  I am certain I will be able to accomplish each and every one of these goals - so stay tuned for the ride!

Happy Trailing!