Beautiful and brutal. The day was gorgeous, sunny and in the mid 50s in the afternoon. A nasty wind developed around noon that put a bit of a damper on things, but by that time my legs were shot and I was in survival mode anyway so what's one more thing? Four monster climbs and descents and my legs were cooked by descent #2. Needless to say, I set a personal worst at the 50k distance, but given the difficulty of the course, I really don't mind, and once I can do more than walk again, I'll be reaping the benefits of trashing ones legs. | 