I know I’m not going to like it, and he even prefaces it with “you’re not going to like this”, but I always try a sip anyway.Īnd then I remembered the Yeti 24 hour Challenge. Birthday miles aside, I still needed a long-long run per my training plan, and the thought of running 39 miles through my neighborhood – or anywhere else in this town, to be quite honest – made me make a face similar to the one I make when Geoff tells me to try some super dark, coffee flavored beer. But, life had other plans, and very last minute we decided not to go. So, Geoff and I decided to book a campsite at a state park that has a wonderful and pretty extensive trail system. Physically, it often does more damage than good. This isn’t my first rodeo, and I recognize that often times running a 50 miler towards the end of a big training block is often for mental and logistical reasons only. I wrote the plan, so I approve.), I figured 39 would be enough. So, even though the plan called for 40-50 miles (there’s wiggle room. While I’ve never been one to run birthday miles (no reason in particular, I just haven’t done it yet), my 39th birthday aligned perfectly with my longest – long run for my 48 hour race in April. We’re still wearing masks everywhere, the kids are still doing middle school from our living room… but at least I’m running again. Not much has changed in the way of uncertainty of the world. Sorry for the curse words, mom, but…fuck. My body was broken, I was mad at the world, and the thought of running left a bitter taste in my mouth. When this challenge first became popular I had absolutely zero desire to participate. A spin, I can only imagine, on David Goggin’s 4x4x48 challenge.

So, six 5.2 mile runs in a day, which equals 31 miles (or, a 50k).

The premise of the Yeti Challenge is quite simple: run 5.2 miles at the top of every 4 hours, within a 24 hour period. I first heard of the Yeti 24 hour challenge last spring, when the world as we knew it ceased to exist, and every runner took to whatever insane virtual challenges they could find to help quell the anxiety of these unknown times. Last Updated on Maby Heather Hart, ACSM EP

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