Self-Inflicted White Rock Ultramarathon

If you've been reading my blog you know that last weekend was supposed to be the third race in my Race Against Prostate Cancer (SunMart 50 mile) but I was sick and had to skip it.

Now I'm well and looking for ways to still meet my goal of one ultra per month for seven months.  Unfortunately there aren't any more ultras nearby this month so I'm going to get creative.

This Sunday I will run the White Rock Marathon.  I'm excited about this race - it's always fun to run in my hometown, and I will see tons of people I know.  That is always a great experience.  However, a marathon is not an ultramarathon.  So to accomplish my goal I will run to the White Rock Marathon, run the marathon, then run home.  It's about 15 miles from my house to the American Airlines Center where the race starts and finishes, so that means I will run about 56 miles in total.

For some reason I'm really nervous about this, even though I've run longer distances in the past.  First of all, it will all be on pavement and concrete, so that will be hard on my body.  But also I'm nervous about running 30 miles alone (I should point out that I'll be running up and down busy streets so I'll never be alone, but I'll be the only one running my "event").

The good news is that there will aid everywhere!  Restaurants, convenience stores, Starbucks.  I'll even run by Krispy Kreme twice.  So I plan to carry my credit card with me and stop frequently for "aid".  

Thanks to EarthRunner on Twitter for the title of my race.  He jokingly called it a Self-Inflicted Ultra and I liked the name.

So wish me luck.  And if you happen to be driving near my route and see me, feel free to toss me some food or a beer (Shiner Hefeweizen is always appreciated).

Thanks again to all of my supporters and donors.  I've received several more donations this month!  I've reached 42% of my goal ($1,844) and I've received another $1,338 in pledges.  That's a total of $3,182 raised or committed, all thanks to your generosity.  So thanks again.

I'll post an update Sunday night!