Back to the Mountain. I dropped down into Mccay Hollow on the trial that I came out on last week. This time I found the turn to take me across the creek to the trail that goes to Rest Shelter Hill. I thought being some-what fresh and doing it at the start of the run I would be able to run it all, but it humbled me and I had to take some walk breaks during the climb. Once on top, I picked up the pace on the flat, good footing section of the South Plateau trail that serves as the home stretch for Mtn Mist 50K. At the van I shedded hat, gloves, and my 2nd shirt and took off for the Mtn Mist trail, Warpath descent to the Goat trail, then back on Mtn Mist trail to the climb out on the Dizzy 50's course. I was a good mix of all the different terrain that the 50K has to offer and I hit my pace goal. More Land Trust sections tommorow. 1:56:17/9:42. |