On Sunday I ran my first long-distance trail race - the Dam Good Run 40k - where I actually had to traverse the distance. I say it that way because I've ran races of this length before, even trail ones; but they were timed races, running the same 1-4 mi loop over and over again ( Soulmates CYA 6 hour race , Soulmates Tryptophun Rhuns 6 hour, and Across The Years). But The Dam Good Run would require me to run what was essentially an out-and-back course consisting of 40k in total length - lots of ground to cover. For awhile now, I had been wanting to do a trail marathon, and locally this was as close as I could find. Plus with my volunteer credits, it was a free race entry for me. If things didn't go well, I could back out and not be out a ton of cash for an expensive race registration. Come race day, I was pretty nervous, mostly due to fears of getting lost or seeing a rattlesnake. I felt confident that I would finish, though, and had hop...
Thyroid-Waning but NOT 50k Training (at least not yet)