OK - today has to have been the worst run of my life. I had to force myself out of bed even though I had been having horrible dreams all night involving my son and his friend, my mother and a cell phone. I never warmed up on the run. My body felt stiff and sore and cold and achy. On the long uphill I was going between 15:00-16:00 pace and on the downhill I think I got to a blazing 11:00 pace. I'm going to call into work for a few hours off and see if going back to bed with a mug of hot chocolate and my electric blanket makes me feel better.
On the positive side - I wore my shoes that I had screwed my La Sportiva hobnails into and did not slip once. They were a good investment.
Just got an email that they cancelled Red Mountain! Now I need some chocolate......
We at Red Mountain 50K sincerely regret to inform you running enthusiasts that our races will not be held this year due to multiple reasons---Economic slowdown perhaps being the primary reason. We at Red Mtn Running have been committed to providing a "high quality race experience" put on " by runners for runners". And we hope to offer a Southern Utah spring Ultramarathon or similar in 2010. Thank you for considering our race, and to those of you who participted by running or volunteering your time and efforts, we cheer you and are very grateful fo count each of you as friends. We will be sending refund checks to you in the next two weeks. Thanks again and look for us in the future. Happy Running!
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