Today is the youngest day of my life (yearly reminder)

Burning Desire

Cold Schenley

God Does Like Ugly

Frick Park Broke My Heart

It’s only my 6th day out here. Started later than I wanted at 720 cuz I slept through all my alarms. 9 mile bike to trailhead was not in the best mental space but once started running got in a groove. Than I fell at mile 3 on a minuscule root while descending

Temps were HOT at feels like 80+ whole day peaking at 90. Good heat acclimation though, I definitely underpacked salts again (only brought 2 tabs of electrolytes) I was cramping in the calfs past mile 30 only when I ran cuz I ran out of chips and sesame sticks. My neck also started getting sore around then, not sure why if I’m looking too far down - happened during RCT too, think maybe my shoulders were too tight- never really let them hang for a bit. 

Solo whole day but met David the engineer and aspiring Burning River 100 participant and got to do 2 miles with him. Music carried me outside that tbh

Start of the route was way faster since you are on the towpath for 6 miles, but by the time you are on there again at mile 25 it hurts the feet for a longgg 3 miles. I’m not sure which way is better, but NOBO has an extra 400 vert

I ran out of water at mile 28 and luckily found a bottle at the Alexander trailhead unopened ~ at mile 30. I would’ve had to call it probably if I didn’t get that. V lucky and than also refilled at streams at mile 32. First time on these trails though so pretty happy with this going in blind and having to nav in the heat. Forgot the buff so it was very hard to look at the map on my phone with everything wet

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Today is the youngest day of my life (yearly reminder)

Burning Desire

Cold Schenley

God Does Like Ugly

Frick Park Broke My Heart

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