From 350lbs to ultra marathons :))) - My Tahoe Rim 50 Mile experience

mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »

Wowee that's an impressive run! Congrats on finishing and not giving in to the whinging! Kudos to you for sticking with your mate too

Thank you

anamonacc wrote: »

Nice! Could you share some advice on how you got there?

Oh man, advice. Lets see...to get into ultras, a true desire to test your limits I guess? Everyone trains differently for ultras. I personally run as much as possible (50-90 mi a week) depending on where I'm at in my training, and strength train to keep my legs/core strong. For race days, the realization that I wasn't going to die has helped. Haha. Eating and drinking constantly has been key. About 300 calories per hour for me keeps me going. Enjoy the struggle, embrace the misery, overcome it, make some friends, appreciate your body, be strong. Be prepared to break yourself down mentally to nothing. Let yourself go to that dark place, and head butt the crap out of your inner demons. That's about it

jaegerbss wrote: »

The human body....the most incredible combat chassis ever conceived. Congrats on your accomplishment. Will be running my first full 26.2 in November and totally understand your dark place comment. I usually find mine around mile 18.

Thank you everyone. @jaegerbss good luck on your marathon training. My first was the LA marathon. Loved it. I'm hooked on the trails now but I like to do at least one road marathon per year. Enjoy!!

LisaPrust wrote: »

Beautiful photos~thanks for sharing..can't hardly get my head around that sort of body brutality! Perhaps, one day I will be at a place to do something like it!

Thank you Lisa, I didn't get as many photos as I would've liked but luckily out there anywhere you point a camera is scenic. These ultras have been so good for me. They're brutal in a way, like you say, but kind of therapeutic if you take the right approach.

Thanks so much everyone. Tahoe is beautiful. It was a crazy privilege to run those trails. Thanks to those of you who read the blog too. I love sharing my running experiences.