The Time Is At Hand...

It's hard to believe that in a couple weeks, I will be heading to Southern California for the 100 Mile Endurance Challenge! For those of you that don't know, it is a 100 Mile run with a 30 hour time limit that starts in Corona, CA and ends sometime the next day at The Santa Monica Pier. Since having Plastic Surgery to remove a lot of loose skin from the weight loss, I have ramped up the mileage VERY quickly, and I honestly feel like I have done everything I possible can to prepare. The rest of the preperation is mental now.

There is little doubt this is going to be a painful run. I ran 76 miles in under 24 hours earlier this year on trails, but this race is Urban, and on pavement, so it will not be as nice on the joints. Again, after the pain starts, it's all about your mind telling your body to keep going. I would REALLY like to finish the 100 in under 24 hours, but just finishing would be an incredible victory... HEck, getting the start line is a victory. My wife Chirstie, whom a year ago barely ran 5k, is doing a 4 man relay at the same race, and I am really looking forward to running beside my sweetheart.

Now that I am tapering for my race, I will not be running as much, and will be more focused on Swimming and Cycling. 3 weeks after the 100 mile run I will be competing at Ironman Arizona in Tempe. I really want to get my cycling base extremely strong by that time and I cannot express how excited I am to do this big races. So now, as the body recovers from the many training running miles in preperation for the 100 EC, it's all about positivity, and my continually belief in my ability to "Will" myself through whatever needs to be done to reach my goal. THAT is what TRI My Will is all about! Let's get out there and make it a good day!!!