Training Is Over Rated

 That's  him crossing the finish line in 11hrs and change( that sounds better to us Mamas) and I know he was wishing he had trained harder, better, with more discipline and persistence. But does it matter? Maybe it does, but a birdie said he could have ended the race early with a foot problem, but there's always a reason I have no trouble finding in a big fat DNF. Not yesterday, we both crossed the line, and were brave enough to start. So goes the cliches! Things were nice when our separate runs crossed trail, if for no other reason to feel the pain of running an ultra. You know how sharing carries the load easier? That's where training could help, yet as Riggs would say"If it didn't kill you, you'd be stronger for it". Rick ran back to back ultras, never really had to train,well maybe he did, but he sure ran a lot of races. I don't know if it's a good idea to wear his socks though, they might also be overrated.