60s, raining, actually pleasant
mind/body - solid
easy effort
In Jackson, WY for work (wink,wink)... coming to Jackson Hole actually makes having to cover the whole state Wyoming - OK. I swear the mountain was calling my name so I got out late and climbed about 2500 ft to the top of the ski hill in town. Lots of people in town and lots of people hiking and running the trail, good to see.
In other news, I got an email today from the IAU inviting me to the IAU 50Km World Trophy final in Galway, Ireland on August 29th. Check it out Apparently my performance at Caumsett back in March earned me a paid invitation, among 39 others from around the world. I had to let them know right away so I instinctively said YES. Now that throws a curve in my current race schedule because obviously I am no longer "road" fit. So I've got basically 4 weeks to try and get fast again, which means I will probably miss the Where's Waldo 100K the week before. I can't pass the opportunity up, right? Even though my heart is with the trails and mountains right now, I've gotta ride this train all the way to the station. Thoughts? Others that I saw on the list from the U.S. were Michael Wardian, Justin Fyffe, Dan Verrington, and Ben Nephew.
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A paid invite to a world class run in Ireland?!? Congrats- definitely have to do it, if you can fit it in your schedule.
Does this mean you won't be doing the Bear?
Did you say "paid"? I say don't miss that train, the mountain trails ain't going anywhere.
Congrats on a great opportunity!
BFish
You definitely should take this opportunity! Competing on the World stage - hell yeah! Congrats!
Excellent. You should come up to Louisville with Nick and I next Weds night for the Freeman Myre 5K now for some speed, PI is a sponsor!
This is obviously a ploy to avoid me at the Bear!
Good luck over there. And be sure to save the trip to the Guinness brewery until after the race...
Congrats, Scott! Ireland is gonna be sweet :)
I say "paid" but it's not an "all expense paid trip". The IAU is offering up (at least) 400 Euros (~$510) and 5 nights accommodations. I still have to pay for my plane fare, which is running about $1000 right now. Some details still to work out, like: is 4 weeks enough time to get road fit?
Still planning on The Bear. It took me about 4 weeks to transition from the road to the trail back in March so we'll see what happens.
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