I'm ending the year how I started it - at an @insidetrail race! Inside Trail puts on my favorite local races, and I can't believe I haven't run one since Pacifica 30k in January, pictured here. I think with a few out of town races, new distances, & an increased focus on training to build towards next year, I kind of just forgot to put a few fun maintenance races on the calender.
So tomorrow I'll close out 2018 racing at the Woodside Ramble 35k. With the smoke in November my training got out of whack, and now that I'm focusing on speed until early Jan, I'll be treating this as a no pressure, supported long run. I'm excited to be out there with friends, and for a few days of rest after to finally close this weird training cycle.
📷: @chasquirunner
Annual Mount Tallac Tradition: ☑️
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Each year I #optoutside after Thanksgiving to give a go at a snowy solo summit of Mt Tallac. And each year I'm reminded that I don't really do it for the summit, but the serenity, beauty, & challenge of the attempt. This was my 3rd time, and it confirmed the distance I can cover up the mountain is directly related to the amount of snow. There almost wasn't any this year, but thankfully the first big snow storm of the season came last week; it just wouldn't be the same journey without it.
