Dry-Tinder Is that a typo or did you actually do 230 miles in a week? My peak weeks this summer were around 115 km and that was rough.
Of the 6.5 hours I was out there, I ran a little over 4 hours and walked/power hiked the rest. It wasn’t a mountain race, but it was about 1400 meters of elevation. Unless you’re an elite runner, walking is pretty necessary, especially in the heat.
And Like Hursty mentioned, it’s the personal challenge. I didn’t run this one to finish, I raced it. I left everything I had out there and don’t think I could have finished any faster on that day. After I crossed the line, I laid in the shade for 20 minutes with ice on my head. I like the feeling of accomplishment, the race is just the celebration lap for the months of training.
