Bartlett Parks Ultra/Dave Matthews

What up people? Well it was an interesting Saturday. I awoke at 3:30 that morning and prepared for the Stanky Creek 40 Mile Run. I got ready and arrived to the start early. I milled around and finally the race started at 6:30. The first two 8 mile loops went by pretty uneventfully. The heat really started to effect me in the third and fourth loop. I think the temperature was around 106 with a heat index of 133. Just a little warm. I found that miles 24-28 were the toughest. I got extremely hot and started to feel my heart beat throughout my whole body. I started walking a bit more and my mind started a mental battle with my body. My mind was telling me to quit once I got back to the start finish line. That would have left me 8 miles short of the 40 miles I wanted to do. When I got back to the truck I was ready to quit when John "Dingo" Manley convinced me to rest for a second and then walk a little to see how I felt. Anyway, I ended up completing the last 8 miles and finishing 3 overall for the 40 milers in 8:42:38. Pretty good for me. After the race, I went home and showered, got dressed and headed over to Mark and Amandas. A large group of us then headed down town to see Willie Nelson and Dave Matthews perform at Autozone Park. The concert was awesome. It included a sweet Grave Digger with Dave and Willie. Tim Reynolds also played with Dave. They jammed out a 15 minute Two Step. They also got all nostalgic and covered "Burning Down the House" and Sledge Hammer". The show was great. After stopping by the Krystals on Union after the show and dropping everyone off, we arrived back at the house around 1:15. What a day!!!

Big Day

Hello all. I have gotten lost. I will try to post more often. I have pretty much been doing the same thing as always. Work-Eat-Sleep routine Monday-Thursday (Fun). I have been increasing my weekly mileage running wise. I am getting right at 40ish a week. I hope to be around 60 or so in a couple of weeks and hold that through the Arkansas Traveler 100 the first weekend in October. Yes I am crazy but I want to try. I feel like I probably will not make it but I would like to get the experience. I will do my best. Anyway, back to the big day. Tomorrow, is the Second Annual Bartlett Parks Ultra. I opted for the 40 mile option. The temperature is going to be 100 without the heat index. Last years shirt said "Tennessee's Hottest Trail Race" and they were right (105ish). I did the 50K last year as my first ever ultra. It was fun. I feel like I should do fairly well in the race. I know the course very well. Anyway, the reason I didn't go the full 50 this time is because we have tickets to see Willie Nelson and Dave Matthews that evening. Its gonna be a long one. Anyway, I will post Sunday and let you know the score.