This was supposed to be another easy 10 mile run but everything hurt too much from yesterday so I cut it short and did another mile swim. The water off the coast of Mexico is as clear and calm as I have ever seen it right now. Almost makes up for not being able to run at all.
In March I applied for a permit for the Mt. Whitney trail. Since it's a lottery, I was denied. On Friday the NPS called me and said that they had some cancellations and would grant me a permit on Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Since the window is rapidly closing weather wise for this hike, if I want to run it, I'm heading down to give it a shot. I can't wait to try a hard trail run up to 14,600 feet that is 22 miles long. About 6 miles of the trail are above 13,000 feet.
In addition, I got a comp entry to CIM on Dec 2nd which is about the perfect amount of time to get through this ankle injury. It means I can focus on just training for a few months, throw a race or two in for fun, and get ready for one last marathon in 2012. | 