I'm not sure what was so special about Rocky Raccoon, but my effort there has really taken it out of me for a while. Today is the first day since the race nearly two weeks ago that I feel like I'm ready to maybe start training hard again. I'd been fighting off a cold the final days before the race, so of course that hit me full force immediately afterwards. On top of that, my left hamstring and then my left foot/plantar decided they weren't at all happy about running for 13 hours straight. But, everything is starting to clear out now, and I think I'll be returning to the local hills very soon.
In the meantime, here are a few late bits and bobs from the race:
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| Jenny putting her rockstar designer skills to use a couple nights before the race. Sewing powermesh gel hip-pockets on the NB race shorts. |
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| On the 6am starting line. Bill Fanselow in the green top, Mike Arnstein with head down and arms crossed, Ian Sharman just behind him, Scott displaying disgust at his defective light, me checking my timing chip, Zach Gingerich in the whit e top, and Karl in the Red Bull stocking cap. All photos: Jenny Uehisa. |
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| With Hal at the finish. Nothing like a little friendly competition to bring out the best in each other. |
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| Exhausted at the finish with Yassine and Jenny. Yassine finished 2nd in the 50 miler earlier in the day and Jenny was a jill-of-all-trades all day acting as crew for multiple runners, including myself. Thanks! |
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| Signing some vintage FiveFingers in the finish-line tent. |
A rambling interview about the day conducted with Mike Wolfe in the back seat of our rental car on the way to the Houston airport.
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