It was a LOT of fun. Putting it into a well-written story is useless. All the memories are there, they just exist in short little bits and pieces. Here are some of those pieces:
**morning started out rough with my newly adopted dog having a seizure and me not knowing what it was. Took her to the emergency vet and was subsequently late for the start of the race (well, made it just as the gun went off).
**first 5-6 laps were slow and lethargic. Couldn't get my mind into the race with the worrying over the dog. Super Steph went home to get Kona and brought her to the race. Love my friend!
**Day was windy, but not in the trees on the trail. Weather was perfect!
**walked all throughout the day. Stopped and rested at each lap (and petted Kona).
**sun went down and I went on. Took two 1.5 hour naps throughout the night. Got VERY cold overnight and had to layer a LOT.
**blisters on the balls of both feet caused me to have to stop much sooner than I was ready to. Had to call it quits at 6 am with 20 laps in (40 miles total). Nothing else on my body hurt, but the balls of my feet. I was devastated to have to stop, but I had no choice. The last lap took me 1:20 to complete (2 miles). I had no choice.
**it was the most fun I've ever had (maybe except Ironman). I will do it again next year. I will make it much further next year.
I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.
4 comments:
Hey! At least you've written something! Maybe I should try...
Great job! I can't quite read your turtle shirt! What does it say!!!
Thanks, Kacie! The shirt says: I AM running! The turtle has a smirk on his face. ;) I made it myself.
Katharine- it is long overdue. I'm sure it would have been much better had I written it right after the race. You NEED to write yours!
That is SO funny! I love it!!! Congrats again!
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