1: What are your current GOALS/Goal race and time?
To return to ultra-running after 3 years trying to improve times over shorter distances but just not feeling satisfied - even though I did reach national champs (where I ran a shocker as I was ill.)
2: What is a recent indicator of current level of fitness?
VO2 test in lab where I hit 69ml.kg.min. (I'm a sports scientist).
3: What do you believe you can run now or do you have a recent race time or training session to draw from?
hmmmm....right now, not much. I've not been running more than 90min as I've been focusing my training on 5,000m. So, in an ultra, I'd die shortly after starting!
4: What date have you set to reach your goal(goals are only dreams if there is no plan to get there)?
2010: July. Return to the place of my first ultra, The 50-mile Challenge, and get a top 10 finish.
2010: August. Run the British Long Distance Trail Champs along the Ridgeway again and improve on 26th place finish.
2011: May. Run the Grand Union Canal Race. a 145 mile non-stop race from Birmingham to London
2011: later...once recovered... set out to run a 100mile trail race in the US.
2012: run the Bob Graham Round, a 24hr/72 mile fell (mountain) running challenge in the Lake District, North England.
5: If you care to include it, what is your Personal Best and, if that was from years ago, what caused you to get at it again?
90mile trail race including 9,000ft of climbing, 23:50. Would like to run same race and get under 20 hours.
Hey - this has been cool. After only just recently deciding that I'm going back to ultra-running, it's great to piece together a plan!
I'm psyched!!!