Digging rewirement.
Bro called during last week’s Appalachia journey & asked if I could travel to Kansas City, attend a show with my Mom & Sis (& keep it quiet). Middle of week, Wednesday? Hmm… no work constraints, just a matter of reserving a kennel spot for Ro. Absolutely!
Weekend marathon in New England — could reschedule departing flight from St Louis (instead of Denver) & spend a day with Sis. Rewirement getting better & better 🙂
Show was a big hit –‘though I think we could have better tempered the surprise. Every 30 minutes another child randomly appeared. Seemed more like a family intervention as we all gathered around Mom in the hotel lobby. LOL> Honestly just amazed I could keep my mouth shut. I’m not great with secrets — & Bro did an incredible job with this one!
Morning miles with Sis, family breakfast goodbye, 4 hours highway to St Louis.
Meanwhile… Nor’easter caused my marathon to be cancelled & hurricane-winds forecasted for my Colorado home. Should’ve stayed in Kansas City! LOL> Lost minimal food during our 42-hour power outage — thanks Mom for prayers — used time to formalize upcoming week’s training block & catch-up on sleep.
Bear Peak hike (altitude training), NCAR hill repeats, a SOLAR eclipse — then 5 hours Friday to Fruita, on Colorado’s Western Slope.
Trail day tomorrow. 10-day break from marathoning, ready ready ready to run.
Desert RATS 50K (Racing Across The Sand), an UTMB qualifier.
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- FAMILY outing in KC
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- morning miles w Sis
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- 42 hours darkness
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- training block RESUMES
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- BALD eagle
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- Bear Peak climb
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- NCAR hill repeats
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- DOGS ONLY patio
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- ECLIPSE Day 2024
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- Desert RATS registration
KC to Fruita
Half-a-second to reflect, my first post-retirement week in Colorado & a regalia of state medals to link together. 50K every day for 11 days. Whatta life ‘rewirement’ kick-off!
REFLECTION> Things I’d do different. Things I did surprisingly ok. Windows of possibilities open for the next 11 ½ months forward. All positive stuff.
I set an outrageous goal. Surrounded myself with like-minded run folk & soaked-in their stories & experiences. Helped reset the physicality of another day, mental fatigue, continuous highway travel, motel check-ins, packing/repacking of supplies.
‘Get to the start, get to the finish’ — I didn’t look further than the day at present. One lap, grab a rubberband. 5 laps you ‘colour up’, trade-in 4 naked bands for a red rubber.
Run a half, run/walk/jog a half.
Eat. Not just gels. EAT. Days I missed my 4000 calories goal, days I felt depleted.
And of course… sunblock the LIPS. Lesson learned. Ugh.
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- medal REGALIA
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- Guinness Record
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- Mega Marathoner
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- Coal Creek Trail
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- CANCER survivor
Welcome to the home of the World Megamarathon Ranking 300+.
Below you will find the links to separate listings for the World Megamarathon Ranking 300+ as well as a breakdown of the USA and North American Megamarathon Ranking 300+. The current World totals reflect the marathons/ultras run in the previous period ending either June 30 or December 31.
CLICK HERE FOR THE WORLD RANKINGS
We are not a running club; there are no dues and nobody is trying to sell you a T-shirt. Instead, we are a group of runners who happen to enjoy running marathons (26.2 miles) and ultras (any distance longer than a marathon) and will go to the ends of the earth to run them…and we run them often. In fact, the runners on this list have run more sanctioned marathons/ultras than anyone else in the world. We represent a mere 0.0000000427% of the people on this planet. More people have orbited the earth in outer space, and more climbers have summited Mt. Everest than have completed the 300 or more marathons/ultras required to have been included on this list.
The World Megamarathon Ranking 300+ is updated once a year to reflect the new career totals of marathons/ultras finished for each runner as December 31 of that year.
Congratulations for your remarkable achievements.
Diane Bolton
mailto:northamericamegamarathon@gmail.com
Colorado SPRING ❄️
It’s not about time, it’s TIME on FEET.
Cardio training, lap running/mental training, pole training, heat training, overnight training & nutrition. Forcing myself to eat consistent/steady over a 30-hour period.
The goal is set — my first 100-mile race in September.
It’s not tomorrow, it’s in 6 months. Sufficient training-block time to make the IMPOSSIBLE seem doable. Having just finished 350 miles (11 50Ks & a bonus marathon), the legs can manage. Gotta train the mind, the stomach — learn the process. It’s a puzzle many have solved.
2024 is my turn. Rewirement time.
Formally said goodbye to my work family. Bestest party — thanks Ash! Empanadas from a pricey Argentine restaurant & PIE! Y’all know I love PIE — lots & lots of PIE ❤️
Nicest cards. New adventure BEGINS!
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- Goodbye PSers
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- RETIREMENT
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- NCAR HILL repeats
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- Mom ❤️
Training Block BEGINS
