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Trying to set the female unsupported FKT with Laure. We made a lot of wrong turns so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'll submit it and we'll see. Not sure I would recommend this one...

We made a good-faith effort to follow the route, prepared by studying it and printing out maps plus following the strava route on our phones. First the printed map led us astray in the first couple miles. Regularly checking Stava eats up time and battery, so we tried to only check when necessary and that ended up being a lot! I won't detail all the places we missed turns, or stopped bc we thought we were going the wrong way, or did go the wrong way. This may be a more fun route if you're already somewhat familiar with the network of trails, but for me it was pretty frustrating to take so much time to attempt to navigate. Not well signed, in some spots.

Besides that, this was such a fun day in the woods with Laure! It was her longest run, most hours, and most elevation. She was, as always, amazing. 

Great weather for this, too. I carried 3L of water, and we both took a break and refilled at a sweet, cold stream near mile 14. Most small streams were dried up, so the sure bet for water sources are the ponds. The stream looked nicer to drink. 

The time on the Taconic Crest Trail was lovely, and fortunately we got to spend a long while on it! As a very funny and unexpected bonus, Tom had made a sign to cheer us on, and the timing worked out so that as he stopped to retrieve it Laure and I were just arriving. He said he figured it was us because he heard two women laughing on the trail. So, we got a little cheering support halfway through (but no other support, as Tom made sure to stick to the FKT rules), it was a great boost before running along the busy Route 20.

Started the day with a tight and stiff lower back. It warmed up along the way, and I don’t think it held me back too much. My right knee and IT band got pretty painful about mile 20, and that did make a difference in my speed. 

And, perhaps the most chicken of the woods mushrooms I have ever seen. Of the photos included, there were at least 4 more I didn't take pictures of. Laure was very practical about reminding me not to harvest them. I did take one beautiful, juicy specimen to eat for breakfast tomorrow.

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