farther thoughts

[e_phemerart]

I like doing long distance endurance events. I like fixed time events. One of the reasons I like them is because right now (events of 12 hours or longer) are my only way to participate in marathon and longer races. Right now I'm too slow to make the cutoff times for fixed distance races like marathons with 6 hour cut off times or a 50k with an 8 hour cutoff. Once upon a time, I could do those times; maybe I will again. I hope. I hope I can stay motivated to try and to put in the serious training it will take. And not to expect miracles overngiht, its going to take many months to get there, of increasing distances and gradually walking less and running more. I've done this before; can I do it again? let's be positive and try to find out. Six months from now is the Delano Park Run;it's my favorite race. Focus on being able to run it well. In the meantime, there are a couple long timed events I could do to get in long walking as needed miles--one in Bham in late Oct (where I could a 50k= during the 24 hour division) and the Pistol Ultra at New Year's in Knoxville (where I could do a fixed time 50k within the very generous 30 hours- cutoff time for all races 50k,100k, 100mi). That would give me 3 marathon or longer events in 2016 and start off right for 2017. Bigger goal is to have 50 marathons/ultras (Currently 41) under my feet by the time I turn 60.