Last week I crewed for Tony in Badwater and spent the remaining week in Las Vegas. Crewing for Badwater was more work than I imagined, but I was glad to have done it and I got to see what really goes on during this race. For now, I’ll sum it up in one sentence since I dont have time to do a full post on it. It’s basically non-stop suffering for the entire race. Not just the runner, but the crew and everyone supporting the race. There’s so much more about this race though, but it’ll have to wait until I have the opportunity to blog about it properly.
In the meantime, I’m set to do the Queens half this Saturday. I do not have high hopes for this one. The weather is going to be pretty intense regarding the heat. Besides that, I havent been able to train well due to a number of factors, injury recovery, vacation, Badwater, poor weather, etc. I’m ok with it though. In fact, its a bit of a relief to be able to go into a race without the pressure of trying to live up to a certain standard or try to achieve a specific time. It’ll just be a hard tempo and I’m looking at it as preparation for the Bronx half.
Also, I need to start deciding on my fall marathon. Or maybe I’ll target the Vermont 50 miler instead and save the marathon for winter or spring (Boston again?)
Pacing Tony through Badwater. Photo taken by Steve Tursi
