The Zen of Ultra Running

IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND!!! I had a blast this past weekend. Last year I was planning on doing the 50 miler at Mohican but the plan got derailed and I was not ready for Mohican 50. So, I ran the double marathon at Run with Scissors (RWS) in October instead. Since I was not able to run the race last year, I helped marking and sweeping the course to learn the route. It was a fun weekend to get involved in a race without actually running it. This year I'd been careful with the weak ankle in the training and replaced easy run days with biking, which worked really well. I also cross-trained by doing kickboxing and yoga to strengthen the core and upper body. Finishing the double marathon at RWS gave me the confidence that I could also finish Mohican 50. The advantage of running the 50 miler at Mohican 100 is that we have the same cut-off time as 100 mile runners (32 hours). So, as long as we keep moving forward, everyone will finish. The day before the race (Friday) This year I w

I admit that I'm not a good blogger. My posts are not very consistent and I tend to disappear from blogging when I am really busy (usually around the end of the semester). After the CLE trail 50K, I continued to train for Mohican 50 miler and the Canal Corridor 100. Have I mentioned that I finally signed up for the Canal Corridor 100? Two weeks after CLE trail 50K, my friends and I went to Mohican state park to run the course. We ran the short loop, which was around 23 miles. I love the trails at Mohican and always try to tag along with someone who go there to run. The run was fine. We started at 8am. The weather was kinda hot and humid. It also rained a bit around noon. We had a good time until I twisted my ankle and fell around Mile 22 (almost done with the run). It's the bad ankle and that I always had trouble with in the past. Ugh. I hobbled back to the car and put some ice on while driving back home. After taking 2 days off from running, I ran 5 miles on road on Tuesda