I signed up for this race on a whim when I found out my friend Fan was going to run it (and I had a 40% off coupon). Two days later, I got injured. Why does that always happen? I tried to train (last minute) but things didn't work out with my new injury so I just ran the race best I could, far from peak form, merely hoping for a finish.
I brought my camera and just tried to keep moving the first half of the race. I was running around 30th place enjoying the views and taking a ton of grainy pictures. I realized I can't take shots with my iphone until the sun comes up. Horrible quality. 2 Tylenol's and a few hours later I was still moving and still felt relatively strong! Time to put the camera away and chase some people down. I was able to pick up the pace a bit and pick them off one at a time until... I won the race! Just kidding, I took 17th place. I was a solid 2 hours behind the winner. Good enough for an injured, out of shape guy! I was super happy to do so well and actually run all 50 miles. I decided I didn't like the course and am now officially allergic to switchbacks. The course had 20 zillion of them and I am not exaggerating. The scenery was sweet though and that made up for the switchbacks. There are some seriously sweet trails to run in Park City!
Here are some shots I took during the race -
Time: 9:34:09
9250' vertical climbing
17th overall
For those interested, I did beat Fan. And as you all know, that is all that matters (for me). Beat all my friends until they are no longer my friends!
