racing 4:24:00 [5]
Creemore 50k. Mixed bag of highs and lows on this one (lows in discovering how badly my fitness has fallen off, highs in finding ways to push through regardless). Jockeyed for 2nd for most of it with another racer, but we both got got dropped with 10k to go by another guy who managed to keep more in the tank. Frustrating to watch him disappear in the distance - wanted to blame the heat, work, and the fact that I haven't been able to do barely any distance training since April, but the simple fact was that I just needed to dig deeper this time. Pleased to have held on to take third though - but more pleased to be able to sit and cool down in the Mad River within three minutes of crossing the line!