Feeling Good

I've feel the best that I have in a long time. I think the IT band injury I got at Nueces in Texas may have been a blessing in disguise. I'm no longer getting wrapped up in the number of miles I'm running per week and focusing on quality. I have been slowly but steadily increasing my mileage with the focus on quality. I've been doing my long runs on the hilliest trails around G.R. and getting in hard tempo runs. I'm currently running about 75 miles per week over five days with plenty of quality. I ran Hurt the Dirt trail half marathon a few weeks ago where I won by six minutes in a 1:22. It was mountain bike trail with tons of snaking around and rolling hills. There where three races going on at the same time which did make it tricky to pass and get in a good rhythm, along with all the twist and turns. I felt like it was closer to my marathon pace than half marathon but a great fitness gauge. I was fortunate enough to meet up with Jeff Browning for a couple trail runs this week, Patagonia and UltrAspire sponsored Ultra runner. I was able to chat with him and get some good insight on training and racing 100 miles. He was an awesome dude and very laid back, gotta love ultra runners. I'm feeling confident about Burning River 100 on July 27th. In two weeks I'm running Yankee Springs Double Marathon for a hard workout/ B race. My goal is to work on pacing for Burning River and give a solid effort without destroying my legs. The course does have some short steep climbs but overall a runable course. I'm going to shoot for sub 7 hours but just listen to my body and run how I feel. I am grateful that I have UltrAspire and Fluid as sponsors. I have great hydration gear with quality product to put in it!