Day 0 of Training for OT100-Nut Up or Shut Up

Tomorrow is the first day of training for my second 100-mile ultramarathon, and my first trail 100, the Ozark Trail 100.

I'll be documenting my progress in each of the following:

My running; distance, performance, nutrition, hydration, etc. I'm starting from a baseline of about a 4:00 marathon right now, and I could probably do a 50K with a little post-race pain, but a 50-miler, while doable probably would hurt a lot. I have under my belt one 100-mile road ultra, numerous 50-milers, 50Ks and road & trail marathons. My sole goal for OT100 is to finish in the time allotted, in one piece. Period.

Crosstraining; utilizing the some of the tenets of Crossfit in my own way, with emphasis on core training, overall fitness and high-intensity-interval-training. We have a gym in our garage and have anywhere from 2 to 8 people join us at 0530, several days a week, depending on everyone's schedule and travel committments.

Paleo diet pursuit; my quest to eat clean protein and fat, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) and avoid dairy, sugar, grains, and most difficult of all-beer. Trying my best to follow Dr. Cordain's guidelines and garnering support from the Whole30 group over at Melissa Urban's Blog.

Skoal; my nemesis.

Sleep; the ultimate quest for quality sleep of sufficient quantity while training for a 100-mile trail ultramarathon and fulfilling my duties as a urology resident.


I welcome suggestions, motivations, call-outs, etc., anything that will help me toe the line and cross the finish of the OT100 next year.