Trail run - Today was a day of payback for all the aid I take from all the races I run. Today I volunteered to mark a section of the Bear 100 course. Does volunteering for one race make up for tens of races I have run. The race starts on Friday and I will be helping Jon and Paul at the Leatham Hollow aid station at mile 20 of the course. The runners should be coming through at about 9am friday morning, so we (my family) are going to camp there the night before for some family fun. But I am getting ahead of myself.
Today was all about marking the correct course for the race. Paul joined me for this task. Our section consisted of right above the Providence Quarry over Millville Pass and down Leatham Hollow. To get to the starting point of marking we needed to do a shuttle and drop off Paul's car at Leatham hollow, then drive to the top of Providence canyon, send my wife and kids home in the car and begin hiking. Once we hit 8K feet elevation, we hit the trail..finally. 11 miles of flagging later, we limped to Paul's car. The middle details were a bit fuzzy, but included lots of rocks, hills, trees, atv's and flagging every 200-400 meters. Our pace was embarrassing, but we weren't in the race. Overall, it was a great day to hit the trails. My biggest issue was my right calf muscle. It did not recover properly from the marathon and it was super tight before and much tighter now. I walk like a cripple. Oh well, it was worth it.
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