Effortpoast:
Race went well. Got dive bombed by bats twice had a raccoon fall from a tree and almost land on me.
First six miles were paved bike path so I caught some time with 10:00 pace until I hit the technical portion. Took a wrong turn around midnight and ran six bonus miles. Was running on pace to finish around 13:00-13:30 until then. Ended up just under 15. Not disappointed at all.
4500 ft of climb. It was the deep decents that killed me. I couldn't feel my feet, aside from the shooting pain of a blistered toe pushing against my shoe, after about 3am so I didn't trust my self to run downhill much. Final four miles was streets through town, 12:00 ish pace from miles 46-50. Still had a little leg apparently, no death march to the finish. Feels good man.
And I only lost three pounds which means I'm getting better at the concurrent eating contest. Idk if you've ever tried to ingest calories after like 20 miles of running let alone 40, but that is a challenge all its own. High fived a few people along the way. Got some high fives at the finish line and the coffee from the shop across the street was fantastic, five shot latte got me home without falling asleep at the wheel. Standard recovery pizza was had for dinner. I just just finished catching 12 or 13 hours of sleep. GM
525.75 for the year. #poastgains
