Thrill Seeking
A person in a running FB group posted, "How do you combat post-goal race funk?" Immediately and without thinking I responded with, "I sign up for something that scares me." Trouble is... that doesn't really work anymore. I ran my first ultra in March of 2018, the Behind the Rocks 50k. I followed that with a second 50k in December of that year in Arizona, the McDowell Mountain Frenzy. I chopped off about an hour and a half of the 50k time. In March of 2019 I ran my first 50 miler at Antelope Island. Again I followed that with a huge distance PR at the Bear Chase in September. Then September of 2020 I completed my first 100 miler. So until I do another 100 miler, distance doesn't scare me. What does? I guess the next question I typically get is why choose something that scares you? A few things immediately come to mind: 1- I find that I work harder and have more fidelity when the goal is daunting. If it's not, I find excuses to skimp or eve