This week I only ran three times. Tuesday for 2.5 hours (which was not comfortable yet after my race saturday), wednesday for a evening workout, and saturday for a couple hours.
This year, for the first time in my brief time doing ultra running, I have been mindful of attempting a proper training plan. Doing build weeks, then tapering, and doing specific purposeful types of runs throughout the week. This has been made all the easier by the fact that I joined a running group and have the coach make a training plan for me. The hardest part of the training plan for me to stick to properly is the taper and the rest weeks. I always do much less than advised during the easier scheduled weeks, as though knowing that I will be runniing less and knowing that the purpose of the week is to recover allows me to be less diligant in getting out the door to run. I always feel fine once the shoes are on and I"m at it, but not doing it is harder. The little things, like sitting around after work socialising instead of running becomes an easier choice, and then I've missed a run.
I'm six days away from sinister 7; and I'm getting very very very excited. With getting time off for the race and for travel, I have to work my usual days off, which is making a little harder to try and follow my suggested training plan for the week of the race. The early weeks runs may be nixed in favour of finding time to pack and get ready to leave.
No matter how these last 5 days before the race go, I know I feel ready for it. I feel properly trained, and definitely mentally ready. Every aspect of my training has been with sinister in the back of my mind. I don't have any specific time goals for the race, or placing goals; primarily I have goals based around bodyfeel, nutrition, effort and mindfocus. Hit these goals, and I will be satisfied no matter how I do. But also, anything can happen in an ultra, and all is good no matter what.
Are we there yet? I want to run it already.
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