Well, Ive had the Grindstone 100 page bookmarked for quite a while now (literally and figuratively). Im not in my best shape. I was for a minute there but my training has gone down the tubes. But – this weekend, Im going to do a 22 mile training run on the Grindstone course. This run will be less than a quarter of the actual race. If I cant handle it, Im one week away from the chance to change my mind and get a refund, and try again another year.

Someone recently said, and to a point I agreed – that a 100 miler is more achievable than a BQ. Depends on the race. In some cases yes. I went and picked one of the hardest. A bonafide Western States Qualifier with not one inch of flat.

We’ll see how I feel after the training run. Im also registered for a 12 Hr in a couple weeks and a half a week later. I do have around 6 weeks to train my guts out for the big day. I have a feeling that unless something catastrophic happens this weekend, Im going to just go for it!

I got nothing to lose right. I either win now, or learn a lesson and win later.

And if all else fails, I should get some great pics 😉