From 0 to 100k - Part 9: Final Training and Preparations
A beautiful sunrise on Cobblers Crescent It's hard to believe it has been almost two months since I last posted, but I have really struggled to find the motivation to sit down and write. I am hopeful that this series of posts will be complete before the 2021 running season kicks off in earnest, so I'm going to make a determined push to get the last 3-4 posts done soon. We shall see how that goes! At the conclusion of the last post, it was mid-August 2020, and the preliminary plans for my ECT 100k were in place. The date had been set for September 26, with a midnight start. I had discussed the basic plan with my coach and had 6 or 7 people possibly lined up for support. On the weekend of August 22/23, I did an out-and-back run from Cobblers Crescent to Quidi Vidi on Saturday, covering the entire Sugarloaf Path trail for the first and second time. Then on Sunday, I went from Cobblers Crescent to Motion Drive, covering Cobblers Path and Silver Mine Head trails twice each. These ru...