2026 Goal Races are here! Every year I look for and select races that I think will push myself to new levels of mental and physical endurance. My goal is to find out whats possible for myself, and while I probably can skip a few steps, a few years ago I committed myself to a 4 year plan, year 3 is here... READY, SET GOOOOOO!!! #blackmenrun #ultrarunning
First 50 mile Ultra Marathon is in the books! I had a really good time out on the trails and felt surprisingly strong for most of the day! I wanted to get competitive with hitting around 10 hours and a chip time of 10:32 is something im really proud of!
Clocking in on all the training this year no matter the circumstances made this races result possible, and im really proud of my effort.
With all my races, I always like to take some time and think of takeaways for future races and farther distances:
1. Time on feet is going to become more critical for me. My fitness and body was strong the entire time, but my feet just ached and only that would slow me. Figuring out feet management is the top of my list for future races (no blisters again😁)
2.The last 3 weeks before the race i focused on speed workouts. That led to me really feeling my body responding well to the slower trail miles. Ultra Training is a lot of slow miles, so to focus on track workouts, and running a Marathon just before really benefited me.
3.My nutrition was right on, however, I think I could've benefited from having real food at somepoint. During training I need to start incorporating more real food, instead of just Tailwind, coke, and gels for hours and hours, even though it works, it feels like there is more that can be done.
All in all really happy with this result and im right on track for my really big goal 😁
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@ecmarathon lay. No jacket this year but im repping ECRFC BEEEEEEEFF CAAAAKEES! 26.2 through Eau Claire where I lived for 3 years S/o @theaveragehistorian 👏🏾👏🏾
The Medtronic Half Marathon by @twincitiesinmotion was a success!!! Met more #TCMbassadors and @blackmenruntc showed out! Happy Spring its time to #MoveForMore
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Rattler 50k with @bmrturf . What a race, very technical, and 6500ft elevation definitely was a factor! What a great race to kick off the trail szn for me. It was so much fun seeing all the Turf bros from around the country and we showed out! #blackmenrun #blackmenrunturf #ultrarunning
First race of the Year for me, and the shoes are dirty because the work was put in! Rattler 50k takes place in Colorado Springs at elevation of 6500ft this race will be my first dance with high elevation. The goal is simple, no stopping until I finish. I look forward to the challenge, and im ready to say hello to Race snz!! #blackmenrun #blackmenrunturf
There is still time to sign up for the @ecmarathon on May 3rd and if you do so, use code AMBASSADORTREY for a discount 😏! But, maybe you're not a runner, if so please consider volunteering for any of the events during ECM weekend! Every year I like to volunteer for races just to spread love and positivity in the community. Volunteering & cheering on people is such a fulfilling experience. You're watching people who have trained for months or you're watching people who just took a chance at a goal, your support to these people means so much. Please consider volunteering!!!
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