I searched UltraSignup for races in December. There was Beast Of The East 100, and I was seriously thinking of doing that race, but I was not trained for that type of vertical or technical challenge. It would have felt disrespectful to those who trained their asses off for that race. So I managed to stumble onto the Daytona 100.

After the Sugg Farm 50 miler, it was time to jump right into training for the Long Haul. 

I watched an interview with Zach Bitter and adopted his strategy of using local races to run in place of self-supported long runs. 

First up in October was Triple Lakes Trail Race 40 Miler.