641.1 Miles

I've run over 600 miles training for this, as many as 58 miles in seven days. This is the highest volume of running I've achieved since my first run in November of 2010. 

It hasn't all gone perfectly. I missed some training due to getting sick. I've missed some due to a sore ankle. I've missed some due to "I din't feel like going out in the cold and running 12 miles today. 

I haven't always been able to run at the desired pace. My last trail run started off with miles ticking by in under ten minutes each and ended up with miles ticking by in. . . let's just say they were under twenty minutes and leave it at that. 

A few more miles to go this week, then in three days I run my first ultra-marathon. 50K (31 miles) on the trails at Fall Creek Falls State Park near Pikeville, TN. 

I'm excited and nervous. Having the taper crazies isn't helping matters much either. 

This has been my big journey. I have to trust in the training at this point. I built up from 100 miles per month to nearly 200 per month. I built from running 14 miles over a weekend to 34 over a weekend. Now it is time for it all to come together, the big event is looming before me. 

This is going to be fun.