Running 5:00:00 [5] 15.5 mi (19:21 / mi) +4200ft 15:24 / mi
shoes: Trail Attack 4 (2)
Michigan Bluff to Devil's Thumb and back. Way underestimated this one. Great fun running down to Eldorado Creek. Huge climb (2400') up to Devil's Thumb - hard effort. Jumped a rattlesnake on the way up - fun. Bombed parts of the downhill heading back to Eldorado, but paid the price - took a nasty fall & wiped out my legs with the effort. Rested in the creek at the bottom - felt tremendous, but I think my BP cratered a bit and was low on calories. The climb up to Michigan Bluff was absolutely brutal. Hardest climb on my life - had nothing from the get-go. Humbling. Still, an amazing, eye-opening afternoon.