It's hard to believe April (and/or Spring) has arrived with a forecast for snow tomorrow morning (seriously) on the horizon! Be that as it may, Happy Easter - which is today (as I write this)!
As for races, this month is mostly about trails - with the Urban Environmental Challenge 10K kicking things off next weekend. I love this event - and the Van Cortlandt Track Club really makes it fun (with carrot cake AG awards as well). This year it conflicts with the second TGNY 100 training run, which is also tough to pass up. Since I've already registered for the 10K... looks like the conflict has been resolved :D
The following week is a return to 50 miles! I haven't done a stand alone 50 mile race in a while, so really looking forward to this one! It's a multiple loop set-up, with runners covering various distances up to 100 miles. I had originally thought about entering the 100 miler, but think it's too early in the season for that distance :O
After recovering from the NJ trails, the following weekend I'll head up to Wards Pound Ridge for the Leatherman's Loop! That's easily in my top 5 favorite trail races (only Escarpment and NipMuck ahead of it) :D
Finally, the month ends with the Sybil Ludington 50K, a joint Taconic RR and Broadway Ultra Society event (in fact, race #2 in the 2018 B.U.S. Grand Prix). This will be year one of the redesigned course - now a double 25K loop, instead of the original one loop configuration. Hopefully the reconfigured course will eliminate a few of the hills ;D
Here's how it looks so far:
4/8 - VCTC Urban Environmental Challenge 10K
4/14 - NJ Ultra Festival 50 Miler
4/22 - Leatherman's Loop 10K
4/28 - Sybil Ludington 50K
As always, if you're at any of them - say hello!
No comments:
Post a Comment