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Never Summer 100K 2019 Race Report

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Recently I heard something along the lines of: 'People overestimate what they can do in a year, and underestimate what they can do in five.' There's definitely truth to that and it speaks to the clear value of perseverance, but in looking at my running goals recently I found myself looking at things differently: 'People overestimate what they can do in a year, and underestimate what they can do in a day.' I had signed up for several races per year recently and found some mixed results. Some races felt great, others I was a little too burnt out to accomplish my full potential. I started wondering instead, with all my effort focused on one thing, what could I really accomplish in a day? In running my first ultramarathon, I sought and found the answer to that question. Don't get me wrong-- getting to the start line of Never Summer was essentially five years in the making.  My first half marathon was in 2013 and I have run a good amount since then.