The title of this blog kind of sums me up. I do some crazy shit at times but its well thought through crazy shit.
This blog covers what I'm planning for 2019.
My race schedule this year includes three ultra-marathon length events. They are spread out through the summer with plenty time in between to recover and have lots of other non-race adventures.
Race 1
April 27th 2019.
Tillamook Burn 50 mile trail race.
https://www.daybreakracing.com/tillamook-burn
This one is a 50 mile course with 8,700 feet (2651 Meters) of elevation gain and loss, starting at the North end of Tillamook State Forest, heading south and doing a partial loop then doubling back part of the way completing the loop and then all the way back to the starting point. The kick in the tail of this one is after running 37 miles with lots of ups and downs you get to do a final 13 miles which 6 miles of that are up, up and more up before a quad busting final fast (relative at this point) downhill dash for the finish.
I've ran all of this course multiple times so I know these trails really well.
Race 2
July 27th 2019.
Wy'East Howl 100 kilometer trail race.
https://www.daybreakracing.com/wyeast-howl
This one is a 100k (62.1 miles) route with 11,600 feet (3,535 meters) elevation gain and loss. Starting and ending on the side of Mt Hood. I have as yet never been on any of this course. I do plan to hit some of these trails before the race date though.
It's a 31 mile out and back route spanning two climate zones, so it should be really interesting running there.
Race 3
September 7th 2019.
Backcountry Rise 50k Trail race.
https://www.daybreakracing.com/backcountry-rise
This one is a 50 kilometer (31 mile) course on the side of Mt St Helens with 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) gain and loss. I ran the 20 mile race there last year and the scenery was amazing running across a landscape where the Earth literally turned inside out in 1980 after a massive eruption of the volcano which ripped many thousands of feet off the top of the mountain and spread it across a blast zone and also creating a new lake. There are still dead trees snapped off above the ground standing as natural grave stones for the forest which was swallowed by the explosion.
All of these races are run by Daybreak racing's, Jeremy Long who I've met and got to know over the past year. Jeremy runs amazingly well organised races where every little detail is covered. As a participant in a race its really good to know that everything is thought of and covered in as much detail as he puts into these events.
Non-Race adventure plans for 2019
As well as the races I'm obviously going to be doing a lot of running throughout the year. I don't like calling my running "training" because I run for the pure enjoyment. A lot of my running will be on my usual turf which I have blogged about in the past, however I'm also planning some longer adventure runs linking various regular routes and some new territory. Brianne has started to really bump up her capacity for endurance running too so we will be doing a lot of running together this year.
I'm also planning something quite epic for the summer solstice on the 21st June. I wont be disclosing the details until the event as I'm still cooking up the plans. I just felt like the longest day of the year needed marked on my calendar with something equally long.
At the end of summer I will be taking some time away and heading to Scotland to deal with some domestic duties, but while I'm there I plan to check out a fair bit of the West Highland Way route for a future long adventure which I'll disclose at a date much later than just now.....
Look out for future posts from me as I progress through the year and my adventures.
