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Pleased with the outcome! Not that this went perfectly or anything 😅 still suffered a LOT out there. Early pace was fast (GAP in the 5:10s) and I knew I was pushing beyond what was sustainable and kinda yo-yoing off the top 4, but I just couldn’t let them go! Luckily the long downhill into the first aid station let me catch back up. I kinda turned the tables on the ensuing climb, which was the steepest of the race. Eli and David took off, but I kept Remi close and dropped 2 others. On the long climb after the second aid station I kinda made my move to drop Remy and catch David. From then on I was in solo second. I kept Eli within 90-120 seconds through the final aid station, but I started to falter on the final climb. I actually walked for like 20 seconds when I hit one final super steep wall with a little over 3 miles to go. That was definitely the low point of the race mentally. I popped my final caffeine gel and summoned just enough energy to get over it. After that it was almost all downhill, which caused some cramping in my hamstrings. I was just barely able to keep it together through the finish. My body has never been so wrecked! Cramping all over my upper legs. I am recovering though. I hope with more training the next ultra will take slightly less toll on me!

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