My First Ultramarathon

[John Siqueiros]

Hey fellow runners,

I managed to finish my first ultra-marathon this weekend - 50 km (about 31 miles). It was at the Born to Run races in Los Olivos, California.

I thought I'd share the news, and ask: anyone else run an ultra-marathon lately (or at all)?

[Darrell Johnson]

Fantastic, John, and congrats! I've run seven marathons, the most recent one last October, but it's still my goal to run an ultra. Thanks for the inspiration.

[David Jackson]

Congrats John. I've run 12 Marathons and would like to do an ultra one day.

[Dale Headley]

Congratulations, John.  The farthest I've run is the marathon, the last one at age 72, so far.  But I would never run an ultra-marathon, given the punishment my body takes in marathons.

Just checking, John, but you don't happen to know my nephew Garrett Headley, do you?  He runs in a lot of California ultra-marathons, especially in the vicinity of Santa Barbara.  Given the relatively small number  of people who do those races, I thought you might happen to know him.