AM: (8 miles, ~70 mins). In a hurry, because I had a conference call ... it was a very rough trail, probably similar (footing wise) to what the 50k is going to be like -- some bouldering involved, very rocky, lots of tree roots. The elevation gain was not as significant as Stump Jump, but it was at 7500ft so that might count for something (Stump Jump is at sea level - but it gains a whole bunch of elevation over the course of the race). PM: easy 4. Watched the Monaco meet on Universal Sports last night -- such a good event, and a great track!! This morning I saw a person walking with a dog ... as I got closer it looked like 2 dogs ... as I got even closer it was 4 dogs, and as I pulled up along side her there were *5* dogs. I stopped to say hi, and asked her (jokingly) if they were sled dogs ... she said, "yes"! Apparently "mushing" is actually a popular sport here in Flag and there are about 17 people who have mushers and participate in a bunch of both local and national events. WHO KNEW?? Have a great day bloggers!!
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