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Eagle Up Ultra   June 7th I departed on another epic journey. This time to meet Jessica in Canal Fulton Ohio for a 24 hour race. It was another camping weekend but a shorter race. Eagle Up is a 24 hour race, it begins at 6am Saturday and runs until 6am Sunday. It's a very fun event because you can choose to run a distance or run a length of time. My goal was to complete 100k (62 miles) during the 24 hours and I was prepared to be on the course for the entire time allowed. My only problem was i had a sinus infection and possible bronchitis. I wasn't in the best of health. But i had been on antibiotics for 2 full days so I decided to just go out there and see how it went. We got to the start line Friday afternoon. By the time I arrived Jess already had the tent set up and ready to go. I gathered my belongings from the car and got everything settled.  There were several runners from my favorite running group in attendance, so I made an effort to find people and introduce

Potawatomi Trail Runs` Sometime last year or two I got it into my head that doing a 50 mile race would be a good idea. Don't quite remember who I was planning it with, or what the original plan was ... But the weekend arrived and I headed to Pekin, IL for a weekend of tent camping and trails. To be quite honest, training has been nil. Swimming a bit and riding my trainer sometimes this winter, but otherwise there's been no prep for this event. Luckily it has a 34 hour time limit, and I have faith I can hike it in that time. Jessica was kind enough to sign up for the 50 miler as well, so we made plans to camp together and make a weekend adventure out it. There were others that had considered joining us, but it ended up that it was just the 2 of us. I drove over Friday, found Jessica and our tent. We got checked in and cheered on some runners when they came through camp. They provided dinner for the runners, so we grabbed some spaghetti and fresh bread to carb-load.

2019 is here, and with it comes some big goals. I've got 3 major races and then I'll add some half marathons in the mix. The biggest race is the 50 miler in April, then the 24 hour race in June. I'm going to try and do 3 triathlons this summer, plus a 62 mile bike ride. Then I'll finish the fall off with another 50 miler. Training hasn't been going well until just recently. I made these commitments to myself and I am going to start following my plans so I can accomplish my goals. My 50 miler plan has me running 5 times a week. I'm going to stick with 3 times a week for right now and add 5 bicycle sessions and 2 swim sessions. Closer to the race I'll add more running.  I'm really excited about this year, I am staying closer to home and hopefully will be able to stay healthy and uninjured.