Day 3,884 —Is it already mid-December? —

 

I was thinking that it is about time, and I take the plunge and sign up for my first 200-mile run. I cannot say I feel like I am in better shape than before, or that I have done the best I can on the 100-mile run. Nor is there a shortage of 100-mile runs that I cannot do, but I am at the point where it is difficult to feel motivated to train. Signing up for a 200-mile race already convinced me to train today by doing trails and wearing my weighted vest, so maybe it is exactly what I need. Can I do it? I don’t know. Will it be miserable? I am sure parts of it will be. Will it be worth it? I cannot imagine completing 200 miles not being worth it.

You only know it is a challenge when you aren’t sure if you can do it or not. I really don’t know if I can run 200 miles, but I know I can train for it, and I know I can try to do it.