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May 15, 2007
Thank You Kindly
To the whomever or the whatever that decided that I was going to have a good run today: thank you kindly. Finally, it is happening. Finally, I am getting fit.
The previous three months of running (or lack thereof) have been miraculously confusing and confoundingly frustrating. The Coastal Challenge literally consumed my body and left me with the longest period of recovery I have ever experienced. Much like a lead weight hitting the ground, you could say I didn't quite bounce back from that experience. Once I was wholly recovered and ready to train again, I had lost a great deal of fitness. At that time, the uphill road towards regaining my fitness appeared to be infinitely long, steep, and intimidating.
Today, I'm still on that uphill road, and it's still a hard climb. However, today's run along a quintessential fitness-gauging route yielded pleasing results; my time along this route was very similar to my times along this route in the early parts of last summer. And further, I felt damn good out there as well. At this moment, I couldn't be more elated.
As I said, I'm still on the uphill climb with regards to my fitness. However, today's progress gives me hope, patience, and determination to keep on keepin' on. Here's just a bit of information about that which I am keepin' on for in the next two months:
1) I may or may not run a short(er) local road race at the end of this month, simply for a good workout; I'll decide next week.
2) The next "for sure" race is this one in mid-to-late June. While my intent is to run this race to gain fitness and experience for other events later in the summer, I also wish to do well here. It's a helluva 50k race, featuring 11,900 feet of elevation gain over the 50k distance. I get intimidated just thinking of it, as there cannot be many other 50k events with so much elevation gain.
3) This race. My long-time readers might recall my getting schooled at this race last year. Resultingly, I have a definitive bone to pick with the Beartooth Highway on the last day of June this summer.
Posted by Meghan at May 15, 2007 7:45 PM
Comments
YEAH get ur fitness together OK, and don't do too many races before TETONS... you need to be in good enough shape to PUSH me along, or throw me or whatever you need to do to HELP poor little FLAT FL Bobby---LOL FFB (flat florida bobby)
Can U tell all these TRAIL races U are doing are freaking me out...ahhhh OK I will pull my tire & run more bridges to prepare.
Glad ur getting ur fitness back Meghan to where U want it to be & KICK (#3) Beartooth's asssssssssss !!
Posted by: Bob G at May 15, 2007 10:10 PM
Hey Meghan - glad to hear you felt good and are on your way back to some serious fitness!!! I get so excited for you thinking about it and for this summer's races. Can't wait to hear more! :)
Posted by: Beth at May 16, 2007 3:15 AM
Alright, now! This year will be faster than last.
That 50K is amazing! And the records are way too fast for that kind of climbing! Unbelievable athletes in Montana. Wish I could run it but my plans don't have room in the foreseeable future. I love ridiculous! That one is!
Happy running, Meghan!
Posted by: JeffO at May 16, 2007 10:38 AM
Hey Meghan, nice update, great feelings, incredibly migrating across mountains and oceans as I had a really nice and fast track workout after all sorts on interruptions and hiccups... take care c
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at May 16, 2007 1:13 PM
Oopsie, I made a comment before reading this, thereby revealing my "not in chronological order" reading... sorry, Meghan! It's so good to hear your lead weight is turning into a bouncy rubber ball again. I can sympathize because I don't recover well either after hard efforts. You were so smart to ease off for awhile.
Posted by: Kendra Borgabad at May 18, 2007 12:35 PM