Hi... I'm an ultramarathoner.

Well... I've officially completed my first 50K ultramarathon. Definitely a little anti-climactic, but I got it done and had a total blast. I've definitely never had that much fun while running. It's SO very different running on trails for 4+ hours compared to doing a marathon on road and much faster. The day after my 50K i was having NO problems walking around. I could have run if I tried. I ended up 7th Overall, and of course they don't do age groups in a race with 90 people. I'm really excited to see where I go in trail running. I'm already signed up for my first 100K in August. If that goes well I'm planning on doing the Grasslands 50 Miler next march in under 11 hours, so that I can submit my entry into the Western States 100 lottery. I know it's a long shot, but if I'm doing a 100 miler I want it to be Western States. Of course you can check out Western States by clicking HERE. If you'd like to read my Hogs Hunt 50K race report just click HERE.

Other than that not too much has happened. The spring semester ended a week or so ago, meaning that my first summer session starts on Monday! It's weird, but I'm actually excited and ready to get this thing started. Once my summer classes are over all I have left is my STUDENT TEACHING!!! Then I'll graduate in December. Finally...

Today is going to be a good day. I'm just relaxing and having a nice cup of coffee. I've been reading the book "Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk. So far it's great. Hopefully I can finish it tonight at work and get started on my next one. I love getting to read when School's out. It's about the only time that I can read a book and finish it. At 12:30 I'm going to run at the Oak Cliff trials to get some good running in. I'm trying to run at least once a week on the trails in prep for the 100K. Sooner or later I'm going to have to throw down a 3-4 hr run out there. I have so many good trails around me it's unbelievable.

Hope everyone's doing well! I have a pot-o-coffee to finish!

_Jacob_