Ultramarathon, you say?

I've always thought that Ironman triathletes were nuts. Running, swimming, and biking a combined average of ~15 hrs or usually more each week seems like something for the mentally unstable. Social life? You'd better have an understanding family or a very intimate relationship with your bike. I always wondered why Ironman athletes named their bikes. I like the challenge of triathlon but an Ironman? Maybe one day, when I get a sexier bike, but for now, Oly distance is enough. However, I am a runner by nature with masochistic tendencies, which is why I decided to do an ultramarathon this coming October. I am planning to do the Boggs Mountain 50K. I was always a better cross country than track runner. I love the feel of dirt under my treads. Running 31+ miles on asphalt doesn't sound very appealing, but bounding through the woods under a canopy of conifers on a pine needle covered trail and across babbling brooks sounds like heaven. When you describe it like that, might as well do a 100K, right?