It's been an April and May of ups and downs as far as preparing for the Kettle 100 goes. I dropped out of the Zumbro 50 after one lap, but was able to get five hours of night running practice in so I would call it a success. Temperatures were bitter, rain was falling, hail was pounding, and lighting was cracking, all combined it made for an experience that I'm not totally eager to repeat.
I've been averaging about 80-100 miles a week since the beginning of April and I think that I'm ready to take on my first 100. I've practiced running through the night twice now, and I have been able to consistently heading out for back-to-back five hour runs, so if anything forces me to drop I don't think it will be the training. I've also be practicing with a water backpack, I didn't think that it would be something I would enjoy, but it's turned out to be a great tool for training, and I think that it will work really well come race day. Kettle is in two weeks so I'm focused on riding my bike and getting 6-10 mile runs in until then, I feel like it's important to give my body some time to recover. Not much time left now, it will be a great adventure no matter what happens!
