I've been a little light on racing this year, but I plan to rectify that soon. If you follow my Daily Mile entries, you may have noticed I'm on a streak: 54 days in a row of running every day. I've been following a training plan pretty closely, working toward Rockledge Rumble and White Rock. Besides those 2, I have a couple more on the calendar.
This weekend is the Rugged and Raw 20K. It's at Lake Grapevine north shore, same trails as RLR, so it will be a good warm-up run for the Rumble. Plus, it's benefiting a cool charity called Back On My Feet, which starts running clubs for homeless people. Check out their site and story.
Next is the Rockledge Rumble 50K, also at Lake Grapevine. I have wanted to run this race, sponsored by North Texas Trail Runners, but if it's on a Baylor football weekend, I skip it. This year Baylor has a road game on that day, at Kansas, so I'm running. It's not the easiest place to run, but it should be considerably easier than the Toughest in Texas 50K I ran in Waco's Cameron Park last year.
I figured, since I'm going to be in shape for the Rumble anyway, and since I've run it the last 3 years, I might as well run the White Rock Marathon. Yes, it's a crowded road marathon on city streets, pavement all the way, but going for 4 in a row, and trying to improve on my time from last year will make it fun.
As for 2012, I don't know that, either. Will 2012 be my year to tackle a 100 miler? Get another couple of 50 milers under by belt? Hit a mountain run in the summer? There are lots and lots of miles to be run. . . .
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