Well, pretty sure its my tibials anterior muscle i messed up. Xrays ok. Its possible to have a stress fx there (lateral tibia) but is not as common ( though from what i read tougher to heal).  So im gonna not be running a for at least several weeks. Which im ok with except the weather is so perfect now fir that.  I love how i read that “older” runners over 45 can get this just from wear and tear not acute injury.  Thanks.

I found my missing butpack. It had fallen out and gone under the bed.

Hokka releasing Clifton 1 is something.  I will be curious to see what there like after all these years.  I just remember so light and cushioned because at the time there wasnt much id run in like them.  The tongue chewed up my ankle a little.  No biggie.

Seamax.  Enjoyed the report. Sounds like a mini Barkley of the west.  A illogical extension of a gain of 2500 feet in a mile is Ultra-Mo, running around with Mountaineering gear.  Btw, I do have the next 100 in mind, Kettle 100, next June!

QOTD.  I need a new pack.  Have Salmon adv skin 12,  I need a lot of room.  I want something that can hold 600 ml soft flasks (mine sorta does, not exactly).  Bladder options. Also, the zippers on side compartments open up and stuff falls out.  Last, the damn front latches are really tough. Even AS volunteers couldn’t do them when my dexterity/cold fingers were a little impaired.  I do like the fit a lot, hardly notice it.

Dhuff.  Hang in there.  My FIL went through that a few years back. Depending on the family it can be a challenging time.

Holy crap...Jay?  Congratulations on your Bear.  Small world.  I love your dogs and the horses too.

 

Signed up for Beautiful Fell Race on Sunday, it's a Fatass race. You start at a park by the water (sea level) and run to Mt. Beautiful and back, picking your own route. You need to hit 2 checkpoints. They're encouraging bum bags, short shorts and singlets. I don't have any of that stuff, so will just wear the shortest shorts I own, which are short for trail running shorts. You're supposed to navigate by map, will still load a route in my phone as well. I've done a bit of running in the area, don't know it super well, so hopefully find someone to team up with. It's about 30km or almost 20 miles, and around 1500m/5000' gain

So you're saying this:

Plus this:

We'll need photos, of course.

Drock - Sounds like a fun race.  Not sure what Bum Bags are.  I have short shorts and once you start wearing them, it is hard to wear anything else.  I have 1" inseam, full split, BOA shorts.  The liner initially chafes some, but once you get used to that the air flow "up there" is amazing.  Yeah, I am a little self conscious, but you just run faster.  I have singlets but find them uncomfortable, usually tech wear, I hate tech wear unless it is cold.  If I have to wear a shirt it is usually a cotton shirt with the sleeves cut off, holes, lots of stains.

Treadmill - I knew the "never another one" would not last long.  Can't recommend a pack.  I haven't used one all year.  I have a Ultra Spire Speedgoat waist pack with flasks that works well.  Or I go handheld.  Are you thinking for races?   Aided races, go minimal.  Try it.  So nice to run without all the gear.

Jay - hope you get feeling better.

Gatsby - have a good marathon.  Did you do any specific marathon training?  It's a whole different ballgame.  Tough!  I was cruising on a trail run last week and I had that "Why do I want to do a marathon?" thought for a moment.

 

Gatsby - have a good marathon.  Did you do any specific marathon training?  It's a whole different ballgame.  Tough!  I was cruising on a trail run last week and I had that "Why do I want to do a marathon?" thought for a moment.

It is a very different thing.  I've been doing intervals and hill repeats and running mostly on pavement.  It's made me miss trail running, which is good, since I'd been feeling a little ho-hum about it after my 50 in July.  I didn't want to jump right back into training for a long trail race so this was a good alternative.  I've been enjoying the "speedwork" (in quotes for a reason) and might try to keep it up after the race.  I think it's good to work muscles in different ways plus the workouts are done much faster.  

There's another Laz race this weekend, Big's Backyard Ultra, that I'm tracking. i don't think we have anyone from the forum there, but it's packed with big names. Last year it wasn't decided until the 59th lap of the 4.1667 mile loop, one loop per hour until only one runner completes the loop in the time limit.

I didn't go to Duluth either, don't feel bad. The wife hurt her knee, so I'll transfer her bib to me and run the Hixon 50k next weekend. Hoping to catch up on sleep and rest for it.