When I first signed up for the Javelina Jundred, the intention was to make it my A race of the year. Things didn’t quite go to plan in that respect, and come July and August, the hot summer heat of Phoenix meant that my training for the race was suffering. Mileage dropped to an all time low and the pace that I had was getting even slower. A DNF at Bryce Canyon back in June had already knocked my confidence to some degree, and with just a couple of months until “the biggie”, I was starting to think that maybe it wouldn’t be a good idea to plan for a hundred mile race after all. I decided that I needed a break – a break from running, a break from my coach and structured training sessions, a change from the desert heat, a change in scenery. We took a vacation to Colorado for 10 days, and the lush green forests, raging rivers and the crazy high mountains brought a refreshing change to things and I found my running mojo was slowly on the...