November 26th, 2007 at 7:34 pm by Michelle Halsne
The story: Woman turning 40 years old with two kids and a business to manage goes for the one of the most prestigious ultra runs in the world!
The goal: qualify for the Badwater 135 ultra run
The how: To do this one must run a qualifying race of 100 miles. To qualify for many 100 mile races one must run a 50 mile race within in certain time limits.
The progress: I ran my first 50 mile ultra this summer and completed it in 10 hours 8 minutes, which is a good enough time to get into the Western States 100.
The unknown: There are currently 1350 runners that have applied to run next years Western States 100, there are only 350 open spots.
The Golden Ticket: On December 1st there will be a lottery drawing for those 350 spots, my application is in and I am praying for a GOLDEN TICKET! I will be in Las Vegas running the half marathon with the Sweat365 group when I find out if I get in.
If I get the ticket I will use this blog to document my training for this somewhat insane event and balancing my life and the lives of those who count on me while staring 40 in the face.
November 26th, 2007 at 5:54 pm by Michelle Halsne
painful
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November 17th, 2007 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Halsne
better than 2 weeks ago
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November 11th, 2007 at 8:00 am by Michelle Halsne
This was a difficult run for me. This run run was more miles than I did total last month.
I have a attempted murder warrant out for Brad (zappoman), I told him I was in no condition to run with him. I look at it as community service as I kept him slow enough for him to negative split his 24 miles, which I believe was his goal.
Vegas should be interesting, all time goals are under serious reconsideration
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Location:Mukilteo WA USA 98275
I have been running since I was a teenager, so more than 25 years. I ran in high school, college, & before and after having my two daughters. I love to hit the track for repeats and the mountains for long runs. I have run 3 marathons, a 50k trail race and two 50 mile ultras, and recently completed the Western States 100.
