AM: 7 - Deer Fence South to beyond Millville Canyon. Felt pretty decent all things considered. Didn't push too hard, but kept it honest. T-59:20 (8:29) 800' vert PM: 15.5 - First Dam - Wind caves trail - Beirdneau Trail - Green - BST - Loop. Family was still gone so figured why not? It was 98 degrees at the start. Yuck. My first mile (pretty flat) was 9 mins and things didn't get much better. It was slow and painful. I forget how awful that trail is above Wind Caves. Climbs 2K feet in 3 miles with hardly a trail for 2 of the miles. Kept an eye out for rattlers. Thankfully, didn't see any. Not much fun "running" up that trail. Luckily coming down the other side makes up for it. Gonna take it easy now. Maybe I will ride my bike tomorrow and give my body a rest. It needs it. T-2:44:30 (10:37) 3200' vert
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