Ultramarathon runner to have friend with her

■ Saturday: Bonner Run for Education, 5K, Las Vegas

■ Saturday: Journey to Education Race to Read, 5K, 1M, Las Vegas

■ Saturday: Rover Run 5K, Henderson

■ Saturday: Strip on the Strip, 5K, Las Vegas

■ Saturday: Take the Hill for Autism 5K, Henderson

■ Saturday: Trail Trashed, 100M, 50M, 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K trail run, 1M kids run runs on the weekend. A typical weekend could include a 26- to 30-mile run one day, followed by a 15- to 18-mile run the next day.

Dove, who has completed three 100-mile races, said people often train for races of this distance by doing late-night runs, sleeping for a couple of hours, then picking up where they left off in the morning. She said they also will do cross training to work different muscle groups and dial in on their nutrition.

A common practice for runners in long-distance races is to have a pacer run with them around halfway through.

“You’re starting to hallucinate at mile 50, and you’re sleep deprived, so you’re having somebody who runs with you to make sure you’re drinking and eating and not passing out,” Dove said.

Schulz plans to do that, having friends keep her company and run with her late in the race.

And, of course, she’ll have Henry with her.

“I’m just taking his ashes along for the race because he never got a chance to run an ultra race,” Schulz said. “Posthumously, this is his chance to finish an epic race that he wanted to do, and I’m happy to help him do that. That’s my motivation to finish.” Contact Betsy Helfand at bhelfand@ reviewjournal.com. Follow @BetsyHelfand on Twitter.