{"id":4344,"date":"2016-12-28T18:09:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T00:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=4344"},"modified":"2016-12-28T18:09:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T00:09:57","slug":"irun4ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=4344","title":{"rendered":"IRun4Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I bet you thought I misspelled #IRun4Aiden, didn&#8217;t you? \u00a0I DO run for Aiden and I always will because he is my best-est buddy ever but today something happened and I wanted to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p>Before I left for my 50M race I applied for a spot as a 2017 Ambassador for #IRun4Ultra. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been keeping my fingers crossed ever since!<\/p>\n<p>Today I received an email and I thought, &#8220;Oh no! \u00a0They didn&#8217;t get my application!&#8221; \u00a0I immediately re-applied&#8230;just in case.<\/p>\n<p>An hour later, in my email, I found this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4345\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4345\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4345\" alt=\"15726303_1187447778042023_8598820013075623360_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726303_1187447778042023_8598820013075623360_n.jpg\" width=\"775\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726303_1187447778042023_8598820013075623360_n.jpg 775w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726303_1187447778042023_8598820013075623360_n-300x143.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726303_1187447778042023_8598820013075623360_n-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I started doing the Happy Dance!!!<\/p>\n<p>What is #IRun4Ultra? \u00a0Thought you&#8217;d never ask. \u00a0This is a place to encourage others. \u00a0To support. \u00a0To motivate. \u00a0It&#8217;s not often you find an organization that has these things as their foundation!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rPSavPTxUq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I just had to tell y&#8217;all about the good news!!!<\/p>\n<p>Now, today&#8217;s run. \u00a0Let&#8217;s chat about that for a few:<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t uber hot today so I decided to tackle Limerock Road&#8230;again. \u00a0This stretch of road is my arch nemesis. \u00a0For the life of me, I can&#8217;t put my finger on why this is so challenging but it kicks my backside every. single. time. \u00a0I go back to it, thinking to myself, &#8220;Today I&#8217;m going to conquer this stretch of road!&#8221; Someday, I will! \u00a0Today was not that day.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, I survived! \u00a0I covered my assigned 10 miles but it sure wasn&#8217;t pretty. \u00a0LOL!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4346\" alt=\"15726311_1187153691404765_1776280965807888404_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726311_1187153691404765_1776280965807888404_n.jpg\" width=\"752\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726311_1187153691404765_1776280965807888404_n.jpg 752w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726311_1187153691404765_1776280965807888404_n-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15726311_1187153691404765_1776280965807888404_n-500x284.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Only two more training runs and we will have wrapped up 2016. \u00a0I think(?) we&#8217;ll complete the year with 2238 miles. \u00a0Somewhere around there.<\/p>\n<p>2016 has been an amazing year! \u00a0I am truly #blessed!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for tagging along on all my running adventures. You&#8217;ve seen the good and the bad but you&#8217;ve seen me keep plugging along.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi Blues Marathon is in 10 days and my first 100 Miler, Rocky Raccoon 100 is in 37 days! \u00a0Here&#8217;s to an exciting 2017!!!<\/p>\n<p>#IRun4Aiden<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4347\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4347\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4347\" alt=\"15697355_10211472437717395_5588595426418610564_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15697355_10211472437717395_5588595426418610564_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15697355_10211472437717395_5588595426418610564_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15697355_10211472437717395_5588595426418610564_n-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15697355_10211472437717395_5588595426418610564_n-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#teamZensah<\/p>\n<p>#AbbottWMM<\/p>\n<p>#ChafeX<\/p>\n<p>@irun4Ultra<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4348\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4348\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4348\" alt=\"15747850_1187399204713547_4630594719669769660_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15747850_1187399204713547_4630594719669769660_n.jpg\" width=\"755\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15747850_1187399204713547_4630594719669769660_n.jpg 755w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15747850_1187399204713547_4630594719669769660_n-300x293.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15747850_1187399204713547_4630594719669769660_n-306x300.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#areyourenegade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bet you thought I misspelled #IRun4Aiden, didn&#8217;t you? \u00a0I DO run for Aiden and I always will because he is my best-est buddy ever but today something happened and I wanted to share it with you. Before I left for my 50M race I applied for a spot as a 2017 Ambassador for #IRun4Ultra. 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