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Saturday 40.2# race run

Morning Run

Not fasted. Double crossing, but with Agua Sarca, CCC and the dirt road from the Crest House to the Crest Trail (all three short-cuts in both directions).

With the upcoming closure, this was Jason's and my last chance to get a double-crossing in. It was a most excellent day out and both Jason and I learned a bit. Jason bonked due to lack of calories. I didn't bring enough water.

This is the first double-crossing I've done where we haven't placed a refill car in Canyon Estates. Ten.3 wasn't open, so we used the top of the tram to refill water. 

I started with a 70 oz. bladder, two 500 ml soft tubes and a 20 oz. bike bottle that I put inside the main compartment of my ultra vest. When we got to the top of the tram the first time I used the 20 oz. bottle to refill one of my soft tubes, refilled the other soft tube from my bladder and then used the sink at the top of the tram to refill my 20 oz, bottle, but I *did not* top up my bladder, because I was lazy and figured I had enough water. I didn't.

I should have brought two 20 oz. bottles with me and completely topped up at the top of the tram and then not only would I have not run out of water, I would even have water to spare, had someone else needed water,   The additional weight wouldn't have mattered much, considering the hydration headroom it would have given me. Live and learn.

When not bonked, Jason's hiking pace is much quicker than mine. When bonked, he slowed down considerably. As such, we finished well after dark, but we got to see a ton of reflections in spiders' eyes and the lights of the city.

Whee!

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