Imminent Catastrophe
Anyone else for SF in August? or someone who has done this one before? ...Would be great to have someone to talk to about this particular event.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
... Finishing my 20 miler this morning I was really discouraged and feeling like I can't do it...
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I did SF in 2005, it was my first and still a favorite. Great expo, beautiful course (tough in places) along The Embarcadero, up the hill and across the GGB, thru Russian Hill and GG Park (look for the Bison), Haight-Ashbury, finish by the Bay. What a great excuse for a visit to SF! In 2005 they had problems with a lack of food after the race but I think they have that fixed now. It's a beautiful running tour of the city, with the run across the GG bridge being the highlight. Some people were whining that it was foggy. Well, duh, it's SAN FRANCISCO! I though it was really cool, running over the bridge in the fog with the foghorn sounding. The first half is hard, lots of uphill (especially mile 5 climbing up to the bridge), but once you get through GG Park (mile 18 IIRC) it's all downhill. The 5:30 start means you can still get back to your room and shower before check-out, if you need to leave the same day. You won't regret running SF.
San Francisco - 7/29/12
Warrior Dash Ohio II - 8/26/12
Chicago - 10/7/12
You're going to hate me when I say this, but I would recommend putting off marathons until you can run more than 1250 miles a year. If you build your mileage gradually you won't be sorry, and will enjoy entering races a lot more. I know that people do it all the time, but that doesn't mean it's the best thing to do. Just my 2 cents.
Why don't you just go sign up and race it too - I'll buy you an Irish coffee at The Buena Vista after I cross the finish line.
My schedule is pretty tentative but... Dubai (Jan), if I can set up the trip. That should be interesting.
Perf, are you doing Dubai? ...
It's a deal. Funny, after writing that brief race report I was just saying to DW how we should do it again this year, because we liked it so much. We'll see.
I'm planning to run the ING Georgia Marathon (March 30, I think), and then another one in the fall - haven't decided which! I hope to qualify for Boston in the Georgia Marathon - which means I need to run it in 3:30 or less. I ran the inaugural half marathon last year and really enjoyed it. The marathoners didn't have such a good time - I gather the aid stations ran out of water and sports drinks, and the weather was unusually warm. Hopefully the race organizers will be better prepared this year!