Wow, Diane! Which 100-miler are you looking at? The ultra distances fascinate me. I haven't tried one myself, but a good friend of mine has gotten into them and now that's all he runs.
The Mo'Bell put on by Awesome Sauce. Ultras especially the 50k distance is very doable...time limits are much greater with some than most marathons, pacing is slower, lots of food. The ones on Rail Trails are similar to road running in that they are flat and crushed limestone. The KS Rail Trail Extravaganza is a good first one with a 28 hour cut off for the 50k. Another good way is to do a Fixed Time race...12 or 24 hours, some are on tracks, some wooded trails.
As Gaile said, I am probably only going to do halves at 55. Not the age that stops me but some physical issues as yet unsolved. My hope is to do 3 halves next year. Cincinnati does a Heart mini in March (for the AMA) and I want to do the half Pig and then half AF marathon.
A 50 miler in Mar then a 100k in Sept and maybe a 100 miler in Oct
Wow, Diane! Which 100-miler are you looking at? The ultra distances fascinate me. I haven't tried one myself, but a good friend of mine has gotten into them and now that's all he runs.
The Mo'Bell put on by Awesome Sauce. Ultras especially the 50k distance is very doable...time limits are much greater with some than most marathons, pacing is slower, lots of food. The ones on Rail Trails are similar to road running in that they are flat and crushed limestone. The KS Rail Trail Extravaganza is a good first one with a 28 hour cut off for the 50k. Another good way is to do a Fixed Time race...12 or 24 hours, some are on tracks, some wooded trails.
As Gaile said, I am probably only going to do halves at 55. Not the age that stops me but some physical issues as yet unsolved. My hope is to do 3 halves next year. Cincinnati does a Heart mini in March (for the AMA) and I want to do the half Pig and then half AF marathon.