Well, I am starting to feel a bit more confidant about the JFK 50 Mile this Saturday. After talking with Mark Clarke (who has finished it twice), he feels I could finish it in as little as nine hours. I really don't know about that, but after seeing a couple of videos on past years, I think that with a good day and being smart in the first third of the race, I could possibly get down to nine and a half hours. It will really depend upon how my body handles the Appalachian Trail section. I plan to be very cautious on this section and then hope to be able to hammer the towpath to achieve a good finish.
From what Mark says, he expects Meghan (3:08 marathon PR) will be shooting for a seven hour finish. So I doubt we will be running together for long. I was hoping we might be able to help each other, but I don't think that will be in the cards.
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