Hi everyone! Well I finished yet another Flagstaff 55 K or as it turns out, 34 miles of running, jogging, hiking, and walking on 9/21/24. I finished in a little over 9 hours and very glad to be done! It turned out to be a long day without my usual wife who meets me at the 21 mile aid station, so I was on my own! I handled it and all was ok.
The day started off like usual as very cold and ended as a beautiful day in the mid 60's. The run was filled with lots of sunshine, some rain, some wind, and towards the end, some mud from a previous rain storm. The last 6-8 miles of this race is just long and really rough. I had to hike most of it and was having some bowel issues which was not fun at all for at least 10 miles. It turned out to be a long run after 12 noon or so with really no one to talk to like most years. I probably finished near the back of the pack which is fine by me.
My hotel turned out to be a joke with the cold water faucet breaking and the tub didn't fill up. Oh well, just another day.
As a side note, the race director Ian, said I have the record for the number of times running the 55K! I'll take it! Sweet!
Thanks again everyone for your support and take care.
9/24/24 Donated $100.00 to the Shiley Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
