I completed my leg of the Pocatello 50 trail race in 4hrs 27min and 12 secs, beating my goal of 4:30:00. The last five miles required some mental toughness, physical pain, and yelling at trees to get the goal. The team did alright, and we met our goal of finishing the race before the 14 hour cutoff; we came in at 13:27:12 according to my watch, but I think the official time was 13:20:XX. Anyway, it was definitely a challenge for us. I think I can say NEVER to running the entire race because it is brutal. For details, check www.pocatello50.com. The elevation is at least 5,000ft total I think, 5000ft up and 5000ft down. The people who finish this race are indeed incredibly fit physically and mentally.
My nutrition and water plan was spot on, which is always nice. The weather was good, turned cloudy and stormy but didn't threaten when I was on the trail. The morning and afternoon was awesome, almost too warm actually.
I'll post more later. I think I'm still in oxygen debt two hours after the race!
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