Will do anything not to tread

J’s snowy morning rumpus

J’s

Back at it

Warm up warming up 🥶

after the pikes reroute I was feeling a bit unfulfilled at the end of my season, entertaining some late fall races but not feeling really too jazzed about any of them. I have to thank Emily for going back out last week and lighting the fire to get back out and give longs another rip. I went back and forth (felt a little silly considering it tbh) but got some great advice that there’s no time like the present. Who knows what next year will bring. 

Really gave it the send tonight. Was not smooth in the least (botched a section on the trough descent and ledges that cliffed out and had to back track) but had a greater sense of urgency I was definitely missing last time (seems like you gotta substitute speed for smooth sometimes, I have def not mastered both). Gnarly adductor cramps coming out of the boulder field and into the chasm junction which resulted in a fall but tgod had one last gel to try and mitigate. That last three miles was a careful dance not to re-aggravate the cramps while also giving those more runnable miles some speed. Note to self I really need to carry salt pills for these kinds of efforts. Also Leuko tape is my true queen and saved my ankles at least half a dozen times.  

It’s such a joy to have this mountain in our backyard and I look forward to seeing all these badass women continue to challenge each other. Really cool to be a part of something seemingly arbitrary but also the epitome of pushing oneself in competition and sport. 
The cherry on top? Exactly a year ago I ran my OTQ. Good things happen on October 14 😉 Fun to reminisce on that driving home and how fun it is to live in both running worlds.

Keyhole FKT: 3:19:39

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