- Do I really want to run it?
- If I fully commit to running it, should I take the early start (offered to women over 60 and men over 70)?
- Who will be my pacers?
Do I really want to run it? Why would I want to run it? Everyone asks this question of ultra-runners and ultra-runners ask this question of themselves. Again and again and again.
I want to run another 100 mile race because...
- I want to prove (to myself and the world) that I can.
- I failed to complete this race two years ago and I have unfinished business.
- I want to see/run the new course, especially that Flash of Gold trail.
- I want another belt buckle.
- I bask in the admiration of others.
- I feel like a total bad ass when I finish a race such as this.
- I feel lost without a major race to think about.
- I love the planing that goes into big races.
- I love being in great shape.
- I don't want to hurt that bad.
- It costs a lot of money (some is already spent).
- I hate being that dirty for that long.
- I don't want to have to train.
- It is selfish. My spouse, my pacers, and even my dogs will sacrifice for this event.
- I might fail. I hate to fail. I mean, I really hate to fail. Can't fail if you don't try.
In August, I will run the Teton Crest trail with two really good friends. And a couple of weeks after that, I will run Maroon Bells Four Pass Loop with two more really good friends. These will be somewhat costly, but not in the $1000 range that the 100 miler will set me back.
I bet I could schedule another great adventure in September to replace Run Rabbit.
It all comes down to cost and benefit. I seriously do not know what I will decide or how I will make the decision.
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