JFK 50 mile

Vert day

Story time 📖

5 x 3 min, 5 x 30 sec

Out of the clouds

12th place, 5:56:35. Forgot to stop my watch…tried to crop and apparently did too much
Hopped on the train for the AT, was more technical than I was expecting but got through it without any major ankle damage. Fun to run in a big line through the foggy woods. Got off the cliffs and changed shoes, went looking for people to run with on the towpath. Stopped for porta potty at mile 22, ended up in no man’s land after that. Started feeling like I was gonna throw up. Also was having this weird pins and needles sensation over my whole upper body so that was interesting. Kept plugging along and hoped things would turn around. Finally puked at mile 39, felt like a new runner after and was able to rally a bit. Commenced operation get to the finish line/try to break 6 hours. Not the day I was looking for but glad it turned around towards the end.

Shout out to Andrew Simpson for letting me join for the last 3 miles of the towpath! Gave me a big mental boost. Also huge thanks to my brother Tyson Raff for coming out from Michigan to help crew!

Congrats to Mr. Hans Troyer on the win and Stephen Kersh on 3rd! And kudos to adam sjolund and Joey DeFeo for gutting it out.

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Out of the clouds

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