My body must be adapting to the strain of long distance racing, because after a couple of days of leg soreness, mostly in the calves, I felt better today, and decided to run a barefoot mile at the arboretum. But when I got home from work Rachel wanted to go to Kickapoo with Maggie the dog and hike, so I brought along my running spikes, just in case I could run a bit. After hiking in the autumn woods for a half mile, I decided to try a slow jog, and was surprised to find that I had little leg soreness, and actually felt quite strong. I ended up running the out and back loop, along with the #6 mountain bike connector, and even ran a hard final mile. I am pleased that after running a 100% effort 32 mile race on Saturday, I am already back to running just a few days later. I was thinking about how I am going to train for the April 100 mile race, and decided that maybe I should run a few ultramarathons during the winter. Since I am going to be doing long runs anyway, I may as well throw in a few races and have some fun. These long races definitely make me feel good, and they are my true race calling - I should run as many as I can!
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