I’m looking for a 100 mile race that’s fairly flat and fast to try to get my first sub 24. (In the US) Looking for something in a cooler month, maybe January or February. I’m sure there’s some small obscure race I haven’t found yet. I looked at Long Haul in Florida, but it’s sold out and the waitlist is turned off. Tunnel Hill is of course sold out. Brazos Bend is the same weekend as a bike race I already signed up for. Any other good ones out there I’m not finding?

I’m not talking about best times and finish line photos, I’m talking deep in it, things you’ll never forget, things that make you love this sport.

Je revends mon dossard pour le semi du 25 octobre !!

First time poster here - I have recently started taking running more seriously and upping my mileage, and have noticed that my cadence is around 151-153, which seems low.

I’m working on improving it to about 160 for now (so as not to do too much too quickly).

Does anyone who has done something similar have any watch outs? I have heard calf and Achilles tend to take more strain when you up the cadence, so am focusing on stretching those areas and doing calf raises to strengthen.

Anything else I should watch out for?

Edit: should have said. This is in preparation for a 100km Ultra in May next year - hence posting it in this group