Ultra-marathon running
I’ve recently finished my fourth 50k run this year. I guess I should to write a bit about this journey of long-distance running.
Well, I started running quite a long ago, back when I was doing my bachelor in Vietnam around 2012 or 2013. Back then, I usually ran around 3 to 5 km a few times a week. I also played soccer frequently, which probably helped.
When I came to the US, I still kept running around campus a few times a week, just to keep in shape and probably for running better at soccer games. I play soccers with friends, local Socorro people, and New Mexico Tech professor every Tuesday and Thursday and still keep it up until now. Sometimes, I also join a game on Wednesday morning mainly with Tech faculty.
Probably, the reason why I decided to run 50k, which is considered an ultra-marathon race, was because of my office-and-research-mate, Mitchell, who is definitely an ultra-marathon runner. He regularly runs 50k, 100k, and 100 miles every year, and he runs a lot everyday. So, I thought I can try to run 50k to see if I can do it or not.
It turned out to be not too bad for me at my first 50k climbing the Taylor mountain in Grants, NM. Then, I decided to sign in a few more 50k races whenever I have a chance and my body is in a good shape. Surely, running any 50k in rough terrain is really tough, challenging, and even brutal, but at the end it was really satisfied. It’s like I just achieved something when finishing the races. I’m not sure if I can keep it up in the future, but… let’s see!
