The Grindstone 100 is billed as the toughest 100 miler on
the east coast, though I think there is a legit debate between Grindstone and
MMT. It has 23,000 feet of climbing with
several big 3K+ climbs. The 6pm start
time on Friday also adds an interesting challenge.
I signed up for Grindstone 1.5 weeks before the start date
on 10/3. You might say this was a bad
idea. You would be right. “Wait Will, didn’t you just fail to finish a
50 mile race and drop down to 36 miles?”
That is correct.
I am hoping that 5 weeks away from work, running lots of
vertical in the Alps / Massanuttens / Asheville, and lots of rest will be a
good recipe for running 100 miles. It is
also possible that I am stupendously bad at relaxing on vacation and needed a
big goal to focus on. Regardless I will
be toeing the line a week from tomorrow at 6pm.
Whatever happens I am sure I will have an interesting tale to tell!
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