After the Marathon, I took some time off to rehab my knee and allow it to heal, which it never really did. I ran the Spartan Race Texas Beast with 2 friends and had no pain. It took us over 6 hours to complete the race due to one of my friends having cramping issues almost the whole way. Wer had a great time and I have a full Trifecta planned for 2014 again.
Two weeks after the Texas Beast, I ran the Huff 50k in Indiana. This was my first Ultra-Marathon and I loved it. I dealt with calf cramping early on but soon fell into pace with a few friends that I found along the way. We stuck together for the entire race and finished in a little over 8 hours. I could have finished faster but decided to enjoy the experience with friends instead of pushing the limit. Unfortunately, because we took so long to finish, they ran out of Medals and promised to mail them out. Well, the race was on Dec 28th and it's now March 19th and I have yet to get mine, nor have the other roughly 25 runners that didn't get any. Lesson learned.
As far as 2014 goes, I ran my first race in early February. My friend Chris and I took a trip down to St. Louis and ran the Sand Mine Challenge. It was definitely an experience. The entire race was underground in an abandoned Sand Mine. We thoroughly enjoyed the race and will be returning next year to complete the Quad, running the race 4 times. I will be posting my race schedule for 2014 as it stands now. There may be some more added but it is pretty set as of right now.
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