On Saturday 1/29/22 I managed to scrape by running this 32 mile race up in Oracle, AZ. It was quite the cool and windy day - especially up in the higher mountains. But overall, we had the wind and sun in our face the whole day. I finished with an overall time of 8:50 - a bit slow compared to previous races due to the terrain. It ran entirely on the AZ Trail which was great and well marked. My left knee starting hurting again around half way during the race so I had to run/walk the rest of the way in.
I managed to keep my mind off of the knee by trying to talk to many of the runners around me going the same pace. I loved that aspect of running these crazy races. My friend BJ ran too. We didn't really run together until the last part of the race where we finished together which was fun. There was around 4500 ft. of gain in the race - but it felt like about 9000 ft. when I finished!
Lori and Sunny met me at around 27 miles into the race at an aid station - giving me a lot of love and support. This was so appreciative!. Within an hour or so we decided to go home, have a burger and a beer - then go in the hot tub we now have in our home. Oh, what a great feeling! Totally great. After that I immediately went into bed and went to never never land.
Thank you all for the support as usual!
$100.00 Donated to the Shirley Marcos Alzheimer's Research Center 1/30/22
