Not a full race review but a quick note on Nelson's Fat Ass 50k. Great turnout (well over 50 people I would say) and a beautiful day for a run - the longer the better! Well...longer didn't do me well today. But I did cover the distance (and only got briefly turned around once)It was great seeing old and new friends alike and the opportunity to run with the lengendary Tom Green made the long day worth every moment. Tom is the frst man to run the Ultra Grand Slam (4 top 100s in a year) and is a wealth of information and good spirit. Thanks Tom!
Some problems I had:
New Merell Trail Gloves ate up my feet. First real (major) issue I've had with these shoes. The last half of the trail section was a bit rockier than I remembered as well and that took a bit out of my feet as well. They're (my feet) aren't as "trail seasoned" for the barefeet shoes as they once were. I'll fix that though.
The last three aid stations were completely out of water and I got fairly dehydrated. Fixing that now too. That's part of the Fat Ass challenge - the unexpected always happens, I should have expected that.
I also only took one bar and two gels with me as I though I would finish an easy sub six. But that didn't happen and I was definitely under fueled. I'm fixing that now too.
Ok, I ran it in 6:33:18 not my best (same course two years ago) and not my worse (I don't want to talk about it)But I had fun and I'm on track for my own mini grand slam of three 50ks in less than a month (starting Febuary).
A big thanks to Andy for running the first half with me - you're a demon going down hill!
And thanks for reading!
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