My general goal: there are tons of ultrarunners out there that I absolutely worship. Right now I’m a picoliter of puss inside a zit on one of their butts. I’d like to actually become a zit on one of their butts.
More specific goals: This past summer I placed fifth at the Leadville Heavy Half Marathon and paced the awesome Paul “Crazy Legs” Stofko for a portion of the Leadville 100. I’d like to upgrade that for this coming summer: I want to compete in the Leadville Marathon, the Leadville 50, and pace the also awesome Misty Walker Chandos for the entire second half of the Leadville 100.
My rough training plan: I need to work hills. TONS of hills. Because Leadville, is well, hilly. Plus hills are just plain fun. So my main training location is going to be Horsetooth Rock, just outside Fort Collins where I live. It’s a 5 mile round trip summit with about 1500 feet of vertical. I figure if I get up to being able to do Horsetooth 6 times in a row comfortably, at that point I’ll be ready to do the Leadville Marathon. If I can get to where I can do it 8 times in a row comfortably, I’ll be ready to do the Leadville 50, and be prepared to kick butt with Misty at the LT100.