Stayed in a cabin at Camp Pyoca Friday night close to Brownstown, IN. Thought i would be fun to stay in the cabin even though we live only 40 miles away. Family couldn't go this year - turns out the cabins are common rooms made for camps (think of youth groups with 10 bunk beds in one rm. I still went and met some cool guys who were in my room. Course is 10 mile loop x 5 95% trail with a lot of vertical (>1500ft. climb / 10mile)
Signed up for 50 mile, but, knew that I might not be completely recovered from 70 miles on November 12/13 at Tunnel Hill DNF and that I hadn't done much up/downhill training in the preceding flat 100M training.
7:30am start from te main lodge at camp Pyoca. Things went well going out, and I felt relaxed/comfortable in the earlier flatter portion of the 1st loop. Found myself joined by 1 other guy out in front. As I watche him run most of the climbs, while I power hiked, I wondered if I was in over my head. HAving run the courswe previously, I also knew that there were several steep climbs in the loop. Lap one felt fine, and I crossed the timing mat in first at about 1:33. Took a quick break at aid station, bathroom break in the trees, and the other guy was already nowhere to be seen. hat actually helped a little bit, since I was already ffeling some strange pains and fatigue. By he end of lap 2, I was seriously considering stopping. Through lap 2 in 3:15 total, so a 1:33 lap followed by a 1:42. It got much worse in lap 3. I was walking most of it. Pulled the 1min. on/ 1min. off game just to finish up the lap. 5:42 DNF/finish time, giving me a 2:27 final 10 mile lap! :)
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