Wow, running lately has been too good to be true - being in 21 year old shape at 43 makes me happy! Can't fathom having fully recovered from the 32 mile race already, but there I was, doing 6 x 1000m hard loops at Busey Woods. It was raining the whole time, which was great, 60 degrees, and the trees were at the height of autumn color, the dominant hue being fire yellow. Legs felt strong, ran fast and did not get tired. Wanted to do more loops, but 6 is enough for now. I am feeling too good to switch to winter training mode, so I am looking for another ultra to run in the next month or two. Last year Greg wrote about his 100k adventure in Chatanooga, TN, I keep remembering his struggles climbing a mountain at midnight, took like an hour to go 1 mile. That's the kind of challenge I love, so maybe I will run that race, although it is 2 months away. Maybe I can find one in November to take advantage of how good I presently feel.
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