This spring I've dabbled a bit in trail running... which is new seeing that I've always been a "biomechanically challenged" runner. I did a stint of triathlons about a decade ago and running was always the bane of my racing and training. This spring I haven't had much time to climb because of my work schedule, but I've been able to squeeze some trail runs into my life. Feeding my "goal oriented" nature, finding some sort of event will help keep me motivated. That event is the TNF Endurance Challenge series on December 4th and 5th in the Marin Headlands, just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. I could probably run the 10K event right now and survive. The Half-Marathon race is pretty doable, as well (the longest distance I've ever run was a Half-Marathon in Louisville, KY in 1996). So, the next jump up is the Marathon. I've always wanted to run a marathon. But in all honesty, everybody and their mother can (and has) run (and/or walked) 26.2 miles. But, probably not on terrain like this (lots of up and down with thousands of feet of climbing). So, the TNF Endurance Challenge series also offers a 50K Ultramarathon and 50 mile Ultramarathon. The 50K is "only" five miles longer than a marathon, so why not? And the 50 miler? Nope. So, a 50K on December 4th it is.
