tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post7602955227614724257..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: The goal — keep movingJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45930496673372764502019-11-20T12:43:55.178-07:002019-11-20T12:43:55.178-07:00I love the quote you started with. The idea has he...I love the quote you started with. The idea has helped me so much, both in starting some days of training and in finishing some races...just having that habit of your body going forward, even as your mind is planning out how to quit. <br /><br />I'm consistently in awe of your training, both in the volume and the difficulty. All I can do is laugh at the way the numbers compare to around here, where a hilly ride is 100 feet per mile of elevation gain. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224338246851125789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-87192882839982643312019-11-20T08:10:58.686-07:002019-11-20T08:10:58.686-07:00Moving is winning! The scars do accumulate, but I ...Moving is winning! The scars do accumulate, but I hope to find a way around them for as long as I'm alive.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-28370716703644963512019-11-20T08:09:18.441-07:002019-11-20T08:09:18.441-07:00I've been listening to more podcasts recently,...I've been listening to more podcasts recently, and have been seeking out interviews with long-distance thru-hikers setting FKTs — Heather Anderson, Jenn Pharr Davis, Legend, etc. Their wisdom and insight is most similar to what I need to know to prepare, although I wish interviewers asked them more about how they managed the solitude and their fears and specific body issues (all trending toward TMI, of course.) <br /><br />I'm looking forward to lots of time to think most of all, although I will be utilizing audiobooks and music as well. If I spent an entire month solely in my own head, I fear I'd never find my way out. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-11261862186028359562019-11-20T07:59:08.763-07:002019-11-20T07:59:08.763-07:00Ha ha. Thanks for this.Ha ha. Thanks for this.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-72508358386276748032019-11-20T07:58:56.322-07:002019-11-20T07:58:56.322-07:00Thanks! The Dirty Kanza 200 has been on my radar f...Thanks! The Dirty Kanza 200 has been on my radar for a few years. Big congrats — that's a super tough race. Thanks for your vote of confidence. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65424323386938419672019-11-20T07:57:10.077-07:002019-11-20T07:57:10.077-07:00I gritted it out in 2018. I was more than ready to...I gritted it out in 2018. I was more than ready to quit in the second day, but ITI is a hard race to quit logistically. Every time I arrived at a spot where it was possible, a moment of trail magic or subtle improvements convinced me I should keep chugging along. There were some dark times during and after, though. I think often about how to better manage myself. Oxygen deprivation sucks, as you know. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-56592927644010519802019-11-20T07:04:41.329-07:002019-11-20T07:04:41.329-07:00"Just keep moving." The older you get t..."Just keep moving." The older you get the more important Just Keep Moving becomes. After a life-time's worth of falls and trail injuries to put down, we sometimes settle for "at least we're still moving...and it beats sitting around the house all day."<br />Good motivational post.<br />Box Canyon Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-7580319378838049252019-11-19T15:42:12.902-07:002019-11-19T15:42:12.902-07:00Some of the things you mention apply directly to l...Some of the things you mention apply directly to long distance hiking as well. Mostly mental for sure. But 31 mile days for a month? Whoa. The thing I appreciated most about my pct trek was the ability to just think. For the entire 2650 miles I didn't listen to earbuds. So much thoughts. It was incredible. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-29761958120603819732019-11-19T12:40:08.623-07:002019-11-19T12:40:08.623-07:00Funny you should mention the Toyota Corolla. .. wi...Funny you should mention the Toyota Corolla. .. with a few mods and a skilled driver at the controls you'd be ripping it up day and night in the snow :).<br /><br />https://jalopnik.com/the-ultimate-drift-corolla-is-still-one-of-the-best-ral-1837011317<br /><br />Jeff C<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-46248160192068719332019-11-19T10:47:58.717-07:002019-11-19T10:47:58.717-07:00I know it in no way compares to what you're tr...I know it in no way compares to what you're training for, but two years ago I finished the Dirty Kanza 100 gravel race and thought there was no way I could ever do the full 200 miler. Well, the next year I did, and I finished again this year, slow and steady. For me, it was mostly a matter of resetting my mind to train for the longer distance, as scary as that was to me, and everyone told me after the first 100 miles it was mostly a mental game anyway. After following your blog for so many years I know that, barring unforeseen issues, if anyone does, you certainly have it in you to get to Nome. I can't wait to follow the adventure.Tonya Simpsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-26044203328720691712019-11-19T09:51:51.178-07:002019-11-19T09:51:51.178-07:00There is zero question in my mind that you can slo...There is zero question in my mind that you can slog your way to Nome. Sure, there are unforeseen things outside your control that could occur, but in terms of ability and grit you've got it. Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.com