My Personal Goals for 2010

I am mapping out my plans for next year. I turn 40 mid 2010 and I want to make it a year to remember. 5 years ago I told my friends that I wanted to climb Everest in 2010 but many talked me off the ledge and convinced me that it was too risky and that I would be better off playing Russian Roulette.

I am sharing my draft plans with you to seek feedback and also to ask for some help.

I want to do the  Tahoe Rim 100 mile endurance run mid July (the exact dates are announced next week)

For training discipline and qualification stats I will be doing these:

January 10^th – Angel Island 25K 

January 23rd - Pacifica 50K 

February 27th – Sequoia 50K

March 20th - Diablo Trails Challenge 50K

April 17^th – Diablo Mountain 50 Mile 

May 16th - Big Basin 50K 

June 5th - Diablo 50K

July 3^rd – Pacifica 50K 

For context: If I am successful I will have run the equivalent of 12 marathons in 6 months in extreme conditions. Each 50K run will take approximately 6 hours and I need to complete the 50 Mile race in under 12 hours. The final 100 Mile race has to be completed in 30 hours which would necessitate running day and night without sleep. Some can complete this within 24 hours but I do not expect to do anything legendary like that.

So questions:

Would anyone be interested in doing this mountain race in Tahoe in July with me? This would be a huge commitment and I am not sure if I will have any takers on this one.

Would anyone be interested in joining my support crew to help me through the 100 Mile race? This would involve some moral support when I go insane and running some parts of the race beside me to help me keep pace. If you can run at all you are probably faster than I am so you only need to be fit enough to handle running short distances in high altitude (imagine a relay race of friends taking turns to run with me).

Would anyone local here in NorCal be interested in running some of the 50k Ultras listed above alongside me? I am not running for placement. I just need to put time in on the hills.

Also, if anyone has advice for me who has done something as intense as this I am all ears. I need to learn more on energy, clothing, nutrition, hydration etc.

Comments more than welcome.

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This would be a huge commitment and I am not sure if I will have any takers on this one.

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Rob, I am willing to take the challenge to run leadville next year if you do it with me! I wish I was riding it this year with you. Very jealous

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Its time for you to pony up to the Leadville trail 100 run in 2012

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If you can run at all you are probably faster than I am so you only need to be fit enough to handle running short distances in high altitude

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Hope 2010 was a good year for you. Turning 40 that can be a bit scary. Hope you achieved all of your goals

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Hey Mark, did you get all of that accomplished? More power to you. How do you train to be able to do something like this?

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I love running more than any hobby. I'm gonna do a 25K run with my college buddies before this year ends. We've been planning this, while I'm seeing my dentist. Murfreesboro, near Nashville is where we're arranging to have a fun-run. Well, good luck on your goals! By the way, you might wanna try seeing a good dentist for dental hygiene, as you said you also want to learn new things.

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