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Four weeks ago, I called my friend and quit.  I told him that I’d still come crew for him at the Vermont 50<\/a>, but that I just wasn’t in shape to run it.<\/p>\n

My training since my first 50-miler<\/a> had been spotty at best: I hadn’t run more than 14 miles at once during that time.  While the heat in July and August had made it tough, my own lack of motivation was really to blame.<\/p>\n

But then a funny thing happened: As soon as I made my quitting official with that call, I realized how completely wrong it felt. Impulsively, I decided I had<\/em> to run this race.  So I figured out a plan to make this thing happen—a 20-miler and a 30-miler in the next two weeks, then two weeks rest.<\/p>\n

Somehow, it worked, and here I am, staring down 50 miles of trail in the mountains of Vermont two days from now.<\/p>\n

I’m not trying to turn this into some feel-good, “behold the power of focus and determination in the face of quitting” lesson for you all to take and apply to to your own training.  In fact, trying to run a 20- and 30-miler so quickly was probably stupid and risky.  But I guess I got lucky, and I’m actually feeling pretty good about this thing now.<\/p>\n

I know this won’t be the most satisfying race I’ve ever run.  No matter what the outcome, I’ll know that I could have run it faster or felt better if I’d have trained like a normal person (i.e., not back-loaded it all into what amounts to two hard weeks of training before a two-week taper).<\/p>\n

But I’ve noticed that often when I’m not in great shape to run a race, it ends up being a lot of fun.  There will be no expectations for me on Sunday, only the challenge of finding a way to carry myself 50 miles.  I won’t be stressed about mile splits or worried about dilly-dallying at an aid station to make sure I only eat vegan food. (Remember? I’m eating vegan this month.)<\/p>\n

And if somehow it ends up that with five or ten miles to go , I realize I have a chance to beat my previous time (after all, it was 95 degrees that day and it’ll be 60 this time), then I’ll have something to shoot for and a little bit of that thrill that comes with a normal race day.<\/p>\n

But that’s not my goal.  I’m running this race because there’s something about running for that long that feels good.  What I want is to finish this race and enjoy every bit of it, and if that happens, I’ll be happy.<\/p>\n

No NMA Monday?<\/h3>\n

Since the race is Sunday and I’ll be traveling Monday, it’s very likely I won’t have the time (or internet access) to write a post for Monday.  But hey, if you show up and there’s no new one, you could always catch up on Thinking Bettor, my gambling blog<\/a>. (Do it, do it!)  But I’ll write my race recap and have it ready to go by Tuesday at the latest.<\/p>\n

Finally, I got a big shipment of No Meat Athlete shirts<\/a> yesterday.  Most of the popular sizes have been out of stock for weeks, so if you’ve been trying to get one, now’s the time.<\/p>\n

Alright, I’m out!  If all goes well, I’ll be back next week with another 50-miler finisher’s medal, and probably a story or two.<\/p>\n

Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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