Yes, I did indeed finish the Oracle Rumble on 1/27/24 in not a record time, but finished nevertheless! A great nice sunny but cool weather was had by all! Lori and Sunny met me with about 4 miles to go at Tiger Mine road which was greatly appreciated. My time was about 50 minutes slower than the last time - which I believe was not only due to getting Covid again (3rd time) awhile ago, but I really haven't practiced that much on this harder section of the Arizona trail for awhile now So, I felt a bit under trained, but managed a decent hiking pace nearer the end. This is not an easy course even if your are in great shape. The middle section is the toughest. My best ultra running friend BJ ran too so it was great to talk to him a few times during the race, however most of the day was pretty quiet, and I listened to no music or podcasts! My time was around 8:50 or so. I was home by 5:30 and drinking a beer at 5:31! A great day to finish this tough race!
Here's a few pictures. Thank you for all of you supporting me! #70 is done!
$100.00 Donated to the Shiley Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center 1/30/24
