tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983582653830283124.post8226622777084045222..comments2023-03-18T02:58:53.604-07:00Comments on Midwestern Dirt Runner- Michele Hartwig: Ice Age training RunMichele Hartwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06540112234175637957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983582653830283124.post-64078266739007009412010-04-27T12:52:00.867-07:002010-04-27T12:52:00.867-07:00Michele, you have become such an inspiration to me...Michele, you have become such an inspiration to me. I love seeing you run down the hills at Ice age like you own them. I love the happiness I see in your face while you are running. It really makes me want to run more, longer, tougher and it makes me want to do it with a big smile on my face. We went at the right time to Ice age, I had just finished reading Born to Run and to visualize everything in that book while I was running, it just put everything together for me. You have already helped me so much with your encouragement and with your experience. After running the 20 miles and tripping like 10 times and as you said falling once, I said enough. I took your advice and went to the store. I bought trail shoes the Terroc 330's by Inov-8. Well I am glad to report that this past Saturday we went back to the trail we ran 26 miles and I didn't trip once. The shoes help my anckles so much better, I ran the down hills with so much more confidence and the up hills didn't seem as hard... I have decided to take on the sport of Ultra's and I have only done a 50K so far but as you know May 8th will be my first 50 miler at Ice Age. I am looking forward to eat the trails up with my Terroc 330 shoes and with a heart bigger than the forest itself... Thanks, Juan "the machine" JuarezMachine Juarezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180465368829140549noreply@blogger.com