Training in Montana

4 miles on the rimrock trail above town at Noon. Nice easy effort as that's about all my legs are tuned into. Next time I do an ultra I'll make sure to continue doing some speed work as I think that would help mentally.

I ran in new shoes, so a shout out to Brooks. My current Cascadias have worn a hole in the right upper where the foot flexes. I submitted a warranty claim with a picture and they sent me a "one-time replacement pair" of the exact same shoe. Bonus! I have 2 drop bags on my race, so I really wanted three total pairs of trail shoes and I've got them. The start will be the muddiest section of the race so I'll start with my Cascadia 9s as they still have a little bit of life left in them and the first 18 miles is mostly downhill. They should be fine. The next section is the most incline and a potential for mud with rain forecast most of this week. I'll wear the new shoes with the most tread. At mile 34 I'll switch into my older Cascadia 10s and wear them to the end.

The day of currently is forecasting 77 degrees with 20-40% chance of rain. Not horrible, not great. I'll take rain over heat anyday although on a dirt trail I may be wishing for a hot day to get rid of mud. This may be an interesting race.