this is amazing, no? wrote:
But by the same token, how was zwitty, or Sandi for that matter, so confident at the beginning of Sandi's run, that she was going to do this. There was nothing in her running resume, as well, that could have predicted her outcome on the Transcon. Probably most observers of the thread agreed with Markus' early view on Sandi's Transcon attempt. On top of needing to be capable and ready, there was the drama associated with her team prior to starting (with the change-out of the previous coordinator).
You need a certain mindset for runs like a trans con. Obviously Sandy has it and Mimi did not. You have to stay within your personal abilities at all times. Once you've gone to hard and get injured it gets very difficult if not impossible to do the daily mileage.