Confessions of a Casual Ultrarunner
How can someone who runs 30+ miles at a time be a casual anything , you ask? Well, there is a little bit of context involved. My longest run EVER was 38 miles. Sounds awesome, right? Problem is, that 38 mile run was during a 50 mile race, so ultimately, it wasn't objectively successful. To add to that context, I live with a guy who is contemplating three 100 mile races this year. 38 miles is a pretty casual run for a guy like that. #context But that's not all it is. It's attitude. To be honest, I'm a little lazy. Probably a lot lazy. Yes, I run really long distances once or twice a year and yes, I do a fair amount of running before those come up compared to non-runners. On the other hand, I'm always in a state of undertrained and I kind of suck at commitment, so if something better comes up, I probably won't run. (Something better is rarely that much better, but it's not running, so....). And when you suck a...