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My friend recently participated in a 100 mile run, doing it under 30 hours! Incredible!!
I just needed to brag for her 🙂
On Oct 12, 2026, Shawn Gossman said:
100 miles in under 30 miles is pretty good!
I bet I couldn’t do it in 30 hours quite yet. I need to train more.
Congratulations to your friend. She’s an ultra-beast now!!
She’s been training for probably a decade now? She tried to do it once before but got to about 70ish? The weather didn’t help and I think it was just too hot/humid outside and it became more of a health issue.
She has a really good training schedule that she adheres to, alternating short runs and long runs. Her husband is a ultra distance runner as well.
Everytime I’m out hiking now, I think about how she did 100 miles and I think, “Oh, I can do at least 4 for hiking if she can do 100 for running!” LOL It’s great incentive.
She’s been training for probably a decade now? She tried to do it once before but got to about 70ish? The weather didn’t help and I think it was just too hot/humid outside and it became more of a health issue.
She has a really good training schedule that she adheres to, alternating short runs and long runs. Her husband is a ultra distance runner as well.
Everytime I’m out hiking now, I think about how she did 100 miles and I think, “Oh, I can do at least 4 for hiking if she can do 100 for running!” LOL It’s great incentive.
Just keep going.
Add a half mile to each of your hikes.
Maybe eventually you can do a Mammoth March which is a 20-mile hike.
I’ve seen people of all ages, shapes, and sizes do those.
On Oct 15, 2026, Shawn Gossman said:
Just keep going.
Add a half mile to each of your hikes.
Maybe eventually you can do a Mammoth March which is a 20-mile hike.
I’ve seen people of all ages, shapes, and sizes do those.
My goal is still 10 miles. Maybe when my husband retires we can accomplish that together. It’s more fun when you have someone else with you.
My goal is still 10 miles. Maybe when my husband retires we can accomplish that together. It’s more fun when you have someone else with you.
True.
No other women in your friend circle interested in hiking?
You could start a womens hiking club in your area 🙂
100 miles in under 30 minutes is actually amazing, and I can’t say that I blame you for wanting to brag about her; I would be doing too!
I would think she is feeling very proud at the moment, having achieved something like that; I don’t think there would be many who could say they have done so!
On Oct 19, 2026, Shawn Gossman said:
A lot of people get that ultra bug when they do them.
My ultra was just a 50K which is still a lot, but I’d rather get better at running before I attempt another run or the next goal which is a 50 miler.
50 miles is very impressive!!
On Oct 19, 2026, Shawn Gossman said:
A lot of people get that ultra bug when they do them.
My ultra was just a 50K which is still a lot, but I’d rather get better at running before I attempt another run or the next goal which is a 50 miler.
50K is amazing, not something that I could do yet, but I am sure that by building myself up, it would be possible at some point and for sure a goal I could achieve in time.
What are you doing to prepare for your 50 miler? That one definitely sounds like a challenge!
What are you doing to prepare for your 50 miler? That one definitely sounds like a challenge!
I did weekly training, running a long run and a short run each week.
I made sure that I wore the clothes I would run the ultra in, drank the water with electrolytes that I would use on the run, and stuck to my same nutrition.
I mainly just tried to be consistent and stick to my same hydration and nutrition routine.
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