ilanarama: me, The Other Half, Moab UT 2009 (marathon)
Ilana ([personal profile] ilanarama) wrote2014-09-25 04:36 pm
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hitting the trail

Well, I did it. I signed up for the Deadhorse 50K (yikes! Baby's first ultra! I AM EXCITE but also NERVOUS!) which will be in three weeks!

So I've been doing my long runs on the trails, in an attempt at preparation. (I would feel a lot more prepared if I'd been running more, aie!) I have been bringing my phone/camera so I have an excuse to stop and breathe - I'm not resting, I'm taking pictures!



West from top of Sidewinder

North from Telegraph

On top of the world!
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[personal profile] thalia 2014-09-25 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
What a gorgeous day!

And good luck! I hope it goes well.
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[personal profile] meri_oddities 2014-09-26 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
It must be so awesome to have that in your back yard for a run. :-) Not that the parks and trails here aren't beautiful, but...not like that.

Good luck on your 50k. I'm sure you'll do well. I have signed up for 2 and still haven't run one.
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[personal profile] zulu 2014-09-26 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, congrats on the challenge!
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[personal profile] traveller42 2014-09-26 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Run well!

I'll second the awesome area you have to run in.
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[personal profile] lonelywalker 2014-09-26 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, good luck with the Ultra!

[identity profile] zebra363.livejournal.com 2014-09-26 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure you'll have no trouble! What's an extra 8km? (She says blithely, never having tried to run it after 42km.)

[identity profile] zebra363.livejournal.com 2014-09-26 10:48 am (UTC)(link)
I've just looked at the race link and see that 1) there's a 25km option and 2) it's near Moab and realised that 3) it's at a time of year I could feasibly travel. Maybe one year!
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[personal profile] blnchflr 2014-09-26 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Pretty ;__; - you and the scenery both :)

Can't wait to live through your race report ^__^

You can do it!

(Anonymous) 2014-09-28 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You are such a great trail runner that you will ROCK the 50K. It's really just like a marathon… seriously!

:) Rebecca