Yesterday I signed up for the 2019 Wasatch 100 to be held in early September. I last did this race 20 years ago as the degeneration in my knees were getting to the point where surgeries were in line. I only got back to some running for some time and decline continued. In 2012-13, I had my TKRs.
As part of the 40th anniversary race, one of the old-timers got a special addition to the race. 40 in 40. Anyone who did the race in its first decade, gets in and is allowed 40 hours to complete. I’m in that. I haven’t gone longer than 20 miles since TKRs, I’m still 30 lbs. overweight, but I’ve got 9+ months to get where I need to be. To hike faster than 2.5mph with over 26,000’ of total gain at altitudes up to over 10,000’, and most importantly for such distance and time will be a huge challenge for me. I still have some old friends in this forum so I’ll try to periodically report on my progress.