Congrats to Brett for his excellent finish at the Bighorn 100. I ran with him for the last 52 miles and I am wrecked. There’s a reason this is a Hardrock qualifier.
Oh, and the mud.
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After 25 years of running I can say definitively that today’s run was the most unpleasant ever. I got caught in a violent hailstorm with no shirt (it was 79° F when I left home). After 10-15 minutes of pelting I was able to find shelter. I stood soaking wet in the howling wind for 20 minutes with my skin stinging and my scalp aching. Once the hail let up I ran home on sidewalks flooded with shin deep frigid water. I couldn’t feel my feet for the last mile. I’m bruised all over and my skin is still tingling hours later.
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The snow stopped just in time for a spectacular sunset at Palmer Lake. Melissa has run fifty-something miles and she’s still moving pretty well.
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41 miles in the first 8 hours of the Palmer Lake Death Race 24 Hour for Melissa. The ❄️ continues to fall, but has let up considerably.
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