The Zen of Ultra Running

I would say July caught me off guard and I feel like I was hit by a high-speed train. My body is still intact but mental health is somewhat destroyed. Every day there is always new information, new details, new rumor, new communication, new direction, new policies, new politics, etc. I woke up everyday and felt like I wanted to throw up. Everything is so confusing that I had to take a step back to look at the overall picture and re-assess the situation. All I know is there are only minimal things I can control and I'm not going to worry about what I cannot control.  Back to #life updates.  The Canal Corridor 100 race weekend was a success. It was the first 100-mile race in god-knows-how-many months since the beginning of the pandemic. The race had good social distancing and volunteering policies. The good thing about the CC100 is that it's very small (less than 100 runners) and everyone followed the rules. I had a great time biking the course to cheer on runners and volunteeri...

The 4th of July weekend was a success! Since P. was busy with work, I got a chance to get out and play with friends all weekend :D  On the training program, my coach said to do a long bike ride on Saturday and, if possible, I should do a half marathon run on Sunday. A group of friends wanted to check out a trail in Holmes County, OH so we went there to do a bike ride. It was flat and most parts of the trail were shaded. It was REALLY hot this weekend (90F). The group wanted to ride 32 miles (out and back) started from Fredericksburg, OH. After 32 miles, everyone went home. I packed a lunch and went back out for 20 more miles.  By the end of the ride, my GPS watch said 59 miles and it did not feel "right" to me to end my ride at 59 miles while I could get a metric century ride in with 3 additional miles. So, I went back out on the road to finish the 100K ride.  The bike ride was very beautiful. It was flat and we had a great time talking and biking together.  Then, on...