The Laziness of the Long Distance Runner

I always said I was lazy. I often joke that I am the laziest person to ever have run 100 miles. After running Western States I had a very low key month of July. Someone did point out that I did run a marathon which is true. Lazy people don't tend to run marathons I would suppose. But my motivation has been very low. I am not sure if it is post-event blues or just my true colors shining through but there is no denying that my running mojo ran away from me.

I still totally love hitting the trails and have had some great runs recently. This past weekend I went and ran on the Big M trail which is home of the North Country Trail Run - this is the race where I qualified for Western States last year. It was my first 50 miler and I absolutely love the course. Carol and Mike went up earlier on Friday. Elisa and I got there some time Friday around 9:00 pm. I had made a decision at that point that I am not ready to run the 50 miler like I had been planning. I could probably get ready and do it but it wouldn't be fun. So I made the decision to volunteer again. So if you plan on being there look for me at that last aid station. I'll be taking care of my service committment just in case my name is picked again in December for the lottery.