Nutrition, gear and strategy for my first ultramarathon
Three years ago – almost to the day – I crossed a huge goal off The List and completed my first Ironman triathlon: Ironman Arizona 2013 in 13 hours and 30 minutes.
After the race, still high from one of the best experiences of my life, I wrote:
As much as I’m tempted to keep basking in my Ironman glory, I need to keep moving if I want to make this experience truly last…I can’t wait to build on this momentum and launch into new projects and races on the horizon.
Since then, projects ended up taking priority over races, and I spent most of my free time and energy outside of work in business school pursuing my MBA.
Now that I’ve graduated, I’ve shifted gears back to endurance racing and set my set my sights on tackling my first ultramarathon: the McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50-miler, on Dec. 3.
That’s two weeks away.