Bigfoot 200 - Training by Vacation
On August 9th, I’ll line up to run a 200-mile race in Washington state. For some reason. How do you train for a 200-miler? I have no idea - my guess is you probably can’t really train for it. But since Julie and I tend to take all our yearly vacation days in the summer (always heading to the cooler mountains), I weaved some “training” into that. First was a trip to the San Juan National Forest. Julie and I joined some good Texas trail-running friends and we spent our time between 8500-13,500 feet, doing some amazing hikes and runs. Julie and I on Devils Bridge trail (PC: Joe Prusaitis) Some ridge between Horsethief and Bear Creek My “long run” that week was a 23-mile, 8.5 hour, 3-peak / 6200’ vertical gain journey from Ironton to Silverton. After a long, arduous week at work (actually only 4 days, thanks to Independence Day), it was time for another vacation. This time we took the kids to Glacier National Park; it was my first visit and it will definitely not be the last. Amazin