With 5 series races under my belt for
the year 2015, I ran my last two sub-ultra races this past November
and December, in a quest to end up in the top three for my age group
in the Texas trail Championship series. Success!
After Cactus Rose
50 I slacked off in training. I was Relying mostly on 15 mile
weekend runs but not enough mid-week training. Getting Lazy? Or
getting old. I can’t do that much longer. I paid for it after
running these last two races of 2015.
The Wild Hare in November was a race I
had not ever run. The race is held on a mountain bike course in
Warda, Tx. Pretty nice area in east Texas surrounded by rolling
hills. I ran the 25 K event. The trails are not technical. They wind
down, and around a stream with slick (if it’s wet) short descents
and climbs. Some of the course was wet. All in all I had a great run
and won a metal pig as third Masters coming in at 2:33:59.
My Last race for 2015 was in far North
Texas along Ray Roberts Lake in Isle du Bois state park. I really
enjoyed this park! The course on the 23 mile event was 99 percent
single track under a canopy of trees. The area had been flooded
recently and some picnic tables near the lake shore were under water.
The course was dry for the most part. There were about three areas
where we had to run through water but these were no longer than a
couple of yards.
I was having a great race until about
mile 15 when I began to feel just a little fatigued. I started out
too fast I guess. Around this time I could see my buddy Thor up
ahead. He seemed to be struggling. I caught him with about six miles
to go. We pushed each other to the finish and crossed the finish line
together at 4:04:30.
Got to ramp up my training and stay
consistent. Rocky 50 on February 13 is fast approaching!
