Runners
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@Jcaz6996 sounds brutal dude. The blues from not being able to train due to injury can be intense. You’ll be better soon and back to it though. Hopefully doctor or physio will have some recommendations on how to avoid in the future, but injuries are a part of the game…
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Completed Eastern States 100 mile 21,000 feet of climbing technical trail ultramarathon on 9th August in 27 hours for 11th place.
Very challenging event. Biggest lesson learned is to get feet dry in aid stations. I didn’t do this and paid for it but walking the last 20 miles of the race on painful blisters. It caused my friend to have to DNF because of trench foot. Other than that, a great experience, felt strong, ran into 6th place between 30-60 miles, and enjoyed all the climbing, descending, and technical trail. Best part of it was having my brother and friends crew, and my brother paced me through the night from mile 80 to the finish. Couldn’t have done it without him. Next race is arc of attrition 100 mile in Cornwall in January.
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Actually recovery was not too bad. Blisters are mostly healed now. Ankles and feet swelled after the race but compression socks fixed that. Now the ankle I rolled several times just needs a few more days of recovery to stabilize. Back to running next week so two weeks off. I think all the climbing and moving around the technical trail plus walking the last 20 miles meant the whole thing was much easier on the body than a flatter run (my much faster Autumn 100 run had me in a lot of body pain for a week after).
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My friends Step dad, Gaz, is currently taking part in One Water Race - approx 200km running through Swedish trails and 50km swimming through open seas, with only a map and a compass to navigate. Absolutely crazy challenge! https://onewaterrace.com/about-the-race/
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@Nik congrats man, such a bad ass accomplishment. Good luck on the next one.
