It’s done. I survived.
Still digesting the event and what it means to me.
My favorite part of it was probably the team camaraderie. Spending almost 40 hours in tight quarters with five dedicated runners (Bruce, Matt, Kamille, Kate & Tom) was like a condensed camping experience. I only knew one of them (Tom) when we started, but now consider all of them friends. We all suffered, we all exalted, we all sweat and smelled and needed help with one thing or another along the way.
Though the journey was difficult, and there were many moments when I questioned why I was running 20+ miles on so little sleep, now that it’s done and I’m {mostly} caught up on rest I feel stronger for doing it, and will probably do it again if I get the chance.
Here’s the team before the start (spotlight, please!).
Here’s me out of the gate in our 8am mini-heat.
And here’s me at the end of leg one (Howdy, pardner).
I know, it’s all me, me, me. But this is my site, so… I’ll post again if there are more after-effects. But happy this one is in the books and in my memory banks.
