Race organizers have not released the professional photos, so no pics detailing my slow death on the trail yet but stay tuned. These were some that another runner in front of me took. He took 2nd overall so he was way in front of me.
You really dont feel like you're dying at this point. Then you see Mosquito pass ahead and know that the hurt is going to start pretty soon. You actually want to slow down so you can put it off as long as possible.
Steep doesn't even begin to describe the hell hole I've voluntarily put myself in. This is supposed to be fun right? At this point if I had one request it'd probably be for my mommy. And this steep crap kept going for 2 miles!
Sweet baby jesus, I finally made the 8miles to the top! And I only quit twice, cried once, and cursed my existence a dozen times. This is only half way, but at least I don't have to go any higher. If you look close you can see Leadville and the finish right above the runner in black. Down there it's sunny and in the 70's. Here it is 35 with a constant 40-50 mph wind. You think you hear horses, but it was actually the wind vibrating all the rocks you see on the ground.
Moral of the story: NEVER AGAIN
until maybe the Leadville full marathon next year?
You really dont feel like you're dying at this point. Then you see Mosquito pass ahead and know that the hurt is going to start pretty soon. You actually want to slow down so you can put it off as long as possible.
Steep doesn't even begin to describe the hell hole I've voluntarily put myself in. This is supposed to be fun right? At this point if I had one request it'd probably be for my mommy. And this steep crap kept going for 2 miles!
Sweet baby jesus, I finally made the 8miles to the top! And I only quit twice, cried once, and cursed my existence a dozen times. This is only half way, but at least I don't have to go any higher. If you look close you can see Leadville and the finish right above the runner in black. Down there it's sunny and in the 70's. Here it is 35 with a constant 40-50 mph wind. You think you hear horses, but it was actually the wind vibrating all the rocks you see on the ground.Moral of the story: NEVER AGAIN
until maybe the Leadville full marathon next year?
1 comment:
That is amazing!! Way to go. You should be very proud of yourself! It looks beautiful. Although I am sure you didnt care how it looked when you were up there. I hope you got a really cool medal for finishing that one. :-)
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