so this is what happened... much like the morning of the music city marathon i woke up late missing my intented start time, so instead of starting at 8:00am ( i would have had to arrive at the silver gulch which is about 15-20 min. away at 7:15!) SO... i got there at 8:15 and took the salmon bake bus (with the other winners) up to the 9 ohh clock start. i ran and ran, walking some while mostly running fearing that if i were the last one on the trail i would be BEAR BAIT.
The run was nice and scenic but the alaska range was not visible as i had hoped. Most of the 16.5 mile run was down hill harder than you think, anyways, i finished in 2:55:39.8 (but was recorded an hour slower--unlike the marathon, they did not have timing chips-- because of my tardy start... you snooze you LOOSE!)
Well one day post race, i'm sore but not nearly as handicapped as i was after the marathon. Before i run another organized race, i should train and exorcise my american spirits...
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hello my raging friend. . . so you didn't comment on my blog and I am crushed. You promised, so you better do it. I want to see some photos my friend! Congrats on the race. That's funny that you woke up late! HA! That is such an interesting feeling to be running or hiking alone in the woods. Every single one of your senses is hightened. Every noise crashing the silence, every step that much closer or further from civilization.
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