ugh, thorns. I was worried about the long days this weekend, since after the stumble I actually thought maybe I am to out of shape even to run a real blue. luckily I didn't have any of the same cramping problems from gu or gatorade or whatever or tiredness from heat, and the miserable green stuff kept things slow enough that I couldn't blow myself out on the first half, although I got very tired of ducking under branches (back muscles sore from spending so much time hunched over) and hopping over deadfall. pretty difficult technically because of flattish contours, and the green which limited visibility and made it impossible to go straight. not left with much of a warm-fuzzy feeling about this terrain, but I will say the course was fair. finished quite a ways behind the top 2, but surprizingly not so far from many others. now I'm sore. also, samantha had fun hanging out at the finish area saturday.
gps route:
http://s91276857.onlinehome.us/gadget/cgi-bin/reit...