#60th Ultra Marathon Completed!!!

 Hi again!  Well, I'm now 60% finished with my task of completing 100 Ultras by the time I'm 100!  It feels very rewarding and I want to thank everyone who's helped me with this task so far!  I appreciate all the help - physically and mentally!

Yesterday I just went out and accomplished 30 miles on basically the 50 Year trail in Tucson.  I did a couple "out and backs" sort of speak - using my car as an aid station to stash extra water and food.  I did the run in approximately 8 hours 22 minutes.  I got super tired around 22 miles but for the next 8, I actually felt stronger as I went!  I had a lovely day - all day - beautiful weather near 70 degrees too.  Lori and the dog came out to greet me at the finish which was so wonderful.  Thank you Lori so much!!!

As soon as we all got home I took a shower and headed for the hot tub which was so super!  This feels so good after all day on the trail!  Loved it!

Here are some pics of the area where I was running!  So wonderful!

Thank you all for the support.

$100.00 donated to the Shirley Marcos Alzheimer's Research Center on 2/28/22.

Now, #59 Done!

 I decided just about 2 weeks after Oracle Rumble to do another Ultra on my own just only 30 minutes from my home.  I mean, what the heck, I feel good, had adequate rest, and still had that need to do another one!  It turned out to be a really nice run.  I took my time, it was really an easy layout for me at the Tortolita Reserve just west of us in the Tucson area.  I ran in the beautiful Saguaros all day on a fabulous nice and sandy but firm trail.  I did three loops of 9.5 miles and called it good for my latest ultra!

I listened to some great music and pod casts most of the day and ran into some really nice people who actually got off their bikes and talked with me for a short bit.   One lady even called me "a bad ass" - yeah!  I'll take that!

I did the run in 7 hours 18 minutes and at about 4:30 that day I was in the hot tub soaking my aching legs and left knee.  The knee starting hurting around 15 miles in, but I just "ran when I could, walked and hiked when I should".  That's now my standard for running ultras!

Here's some pictures of the great bluebird day!  Thanks for the support!

$100.00 Donated to the Shirley Marcos Disease Center on 2/12/22