How Do We Eat a Whale? The Badger 100 Part II
“How do we eat a whale? One bite at a time” is something I often say to my wife when work gets stressful and the list of tasks she needs to complete seems insurmountable. I didn’t realize how annoying my go-to piece of advice actually sounded until I had to apply it to myself -on repeat- this past weekend during my second attempt at completing the virtual Badger 100. The training cycle leading up to race day was strange. My first attempt – which ended up becoming an 80 mile fun run – occurred only 6 weeks ago. After factoring in recovery and a taper week into that block of time, I only had about 2 weeks of training runs with a long run that maxed out at 4 hours under my belt. I definitely went into race weekend feeling a little unprepared and unenthused. The buzz and excitement I usually feel leading up to an event was subdued. I think a large part of this had to do with the fact that – all things considered – the first attempt had gone so well. It’s hard not to feel the pressure