I’ve been doing some (very) preliminary research on 100 milers in an effort to pick a “good” first hundred. I’ve talked it over with a few veterans and the front runner right now is Vermont. I have two concerns with it: 1) it’s not a loop course so I will have to be good with drop bag planning, and 2) the temperature can get above 80 during the day (hot to me). Those two aside, it still looks like a possibility for me in 2007. But…

One of the entry requirements is completion of a 50 miler, which I have yet to do. At this point I only have two 50Ks under my belt. This year is as good as any and Rocky Raccoon sounds do-able, so I filled out my entry form tonight. My goal for it will be to simply finish in 12 hours. Judging from my time of 7:07 at the Palo Duro 50K, I think I can pull it off. I’ve never run in Huntsville so don’t know how I will feel about the terrain, but hopefully the wind won’t be as fierce as in the canyon.

Looking ahead on my race schedule, I’ve got the FANS 24 hour in Minneapolis in June. This will obviously be my longest race and I’m hoping to come close to running 100 miles. If I do that, I’d be really pumped for either Vermont or Lean Horse.