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Black Hills 100 Race Report 2021

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Preamble  I had signed up for my third attempt a Black Hills 100 or 2020 are the race directors at the written foresight to cancel race later which became a super spreader event nationally as a result further adding to the shit sandwich that 2020 had become.  I reset my training plans, dealing with Covid-19 and life in general. My training fell off at some point, so when given the opportunity to resign for 2021, I mentally set progressing goals that I need to achieve to get ready for a June race.  January of this year I was weighing approximately 194 pounds the most I’ve weighed since I started running. My training had gone pretty far downhill.  My goal was to core strength up at least 70 to 80% of where it was when I ran the LOVIT 100. I needed a fitness level to get through the mileage yet mobility and strength to be able to get through a very difficult mountain race. I love technical with lots of large rocks and trees. I enjoy being in that kind of environment even though I’m not ab