Oh yeah, I managed to squeek out #53 Ultra Marathon on February 8, 2021! Plans up until this point were thwarted due to a bunch of different things going on AND due to close to 3 feet of snow dumped on us here in Arizona. Trails and roads basically have been off limits for like ever, so I found a fairly nice easy part of the fantastic Circle Trail around Prescott and had a fantastic day, overall.
I started off in the very brisk 30 degree weather around 7 am. but eventually it warmed up to 60 and had a great run - very enjoyable. I ended running the 30 miler in 7 hours 42 minutes. It was not particulary a hard course I set up, but was a very scenic one for sure. Lori and our dog Sunny met me on the trail close to the 23 mile mark also! We ran together for awhile on the Peavine Trail which I really enjoyed. I used my car at the Peavine Trailhead parking lot as my home base where I had a stock pile of food and drink I needed for the day. During my run, I listened to 3 Mountain Outpost podcasts which was great because these guys only talk about running, which is fine by me! Sunny weather greeted me the entire day as well - which was well received!
Here are a few pics of the day!
Thanks for the support you all!
$100.00 donated to the Shirley Marcos Alzheimer's Research Center on 2/9/21
