Los Gatos??? Yes, a small town just south of San Jose. I'm running the Sierra Azul Half-Marathon Challenge on July 2nd courtesy of Troy's California Trail Runs (http://www.tctruns.com/). It is a very small race with up to 100 max and it isn't even a timed race, something I'm unfamiliar with. I wanted to sign up for something before I went home mid-July so that I could keep up with some training before I take 11 days off.
I wish I could say I was taking this race seriously, but unfortunately I've gotten too comfortable with half-marathons and find it hard at times to become completely focused on racing. This is 100% trails too so I'm not going to be breaking any PRs here but it'll be a good workout in a beautiful area.
The only hiccup at the moment is that I'm still having some lingering calf/achilles issues and it is putting a damper on my training regimen. It hurts more afterwards but is still pretty uncomfortable while running. I've been icing occasionally and taking WAY too much Advil (my stomach is loving it) and along with a couple of deep massages (thanks Megan!) there's not much else I can do before the race.
I'm thinking I'll suck it up until race day, finish out most of my training runs and then I'll have three weeks to heal up and get ready for my training to start again when I get home in late July. I'll let you know how the race goes!!!
Non-timed race? Yes, I can see the difficulty in keeping with your training regimen. I guess my motivation would have to be along the lines of trying to not look like a fool on the trail. Good Luck
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