The first 14 miles weren't so bad. It was the last mile uphill that decimated me at Red Rock. That's when I ran out of water and struggled to the finish of the 15-mile scenic loop.
Having not really been challenged in last week's 12-mile trail run Forest Challenege I set my sights on a bigger, steeper and more difficult challenge. I met my Waterloo at Red Rock. Actually it went pretty good I effortlessly climbed from 2,000 feet elevation to 5,000 and back down again but the last mile uphill was a cruel insult. But I hunkered down and shuffled in a little over 2 1/2 hours after I started.
Along the way I saw a burro (damn, no camera) and the signs of the lightning-strike fire that destroyed 60 acres last month. The lack of brush allows the wind to blow the soil around and the road was a little gritty. The downside of the big effort is I'm too tired now to attend Cypresse's Thursday night yoga class. I hope she'll forgive me.
2 comments:
do you regularly run 15 miles and do yoga in the SAME day? amazing. what does a burro look like? i'm envisioning something from a roadrunner cartoon...beep beep.
--amy
You need a Camelback water carrier for that kind of a run.Your short on nutriants after an hour.Suppliment your water with a thined down Gateraid.Good Effort though.
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