Saccrifices to the 200 Gods

I love the feeling of this enormous task and the overwhelming feelings it places in my mind and even more so in the minds of others. I have to make friends with the doubt, fear of the dark, boredom of the long miles and what lurks. I know what the Tahoe 200 wants from me and I will bring these sacrifices to the alter to appease the gods. I am not there yet, but mind is spinning every second about this and that will be one of my great offerings. The journey continues and the sacrifices will become greater.

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Metaphorically Prepared to Die

Metaphorically I am ready to die. Such a weird thought has come up a lot recently. I have played with it and think I understand it. Let me explain, if the danger is too high I will the dnf cable asap. If I finish this journey great. If I get hurt and have to throw in the towel so be it. All of these outcomes result in my death. I will never be the same and this is exactly what I was looking for.

Crossing the Thershold

I am not an ultra runner at the time of this post. Can’t be the same person if I am going to become a Tahoe 200 finisher. My body feels strong, with some aches, but that is a given. The most important thing is to get my mind to become one of an ultra runner. With time and constant chipping away an ultra runner will be revealed. The process has begun.

4x4x48

Wanted to see what my training has done and all was well leading up to Saturday night when lung pain kicked in. Sunday I was unable to run without coughing and wheezing so I throttled it back to 20+ min miles. I somehow managed to run the final leg at a 10 min pace. All the while I could feel that it was pneumonia in my lungs, which was confirmed yesterday by my doctor. Recover and moved forward.

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