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50+ marathons, a few ultras, a slew of halves. Love the trails

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Race: Antelope Island Buffalo Run 50K (32 Miles) 06:39:21, Place overall: 93, Place in age division: 26
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I woke up to some fairly significant lower back pain. I literally could not bend over to tie my shoes. The lady at the Walmart suggested I go see a doc. "If it hurts to lay flat on your back on a hard floor or you can't do the Downward Dog yoga pose, you should go see a doctor about that!" Come heck or high water, despite what Walmart advice lady suggested, I was at least going to show up to this race--and so I did. The ibuprofen had kicked in, thankfully, by the time I got there.

Recollections from last years experience, I think, helped me this year. My first lap was 5+ minutes faster than last years. Fly describes the course perfectly: up followed by some down and then some up and more down and then repeat (not an exact quote). And then when you get back to the start finish area, you really do repeat it all over again--all 16 miles. About 9 miles in my Garmin starting warning me that the batteries were low so at the turnaround I opted to leave it in my drop bag and save myself from carrying dead weight around my wrist on the second lap.

I struggled the second lap, but somehow picked up another 5 minutes over last years time. My finish was 6:39:xx. I actually dropped 13 minutes from last years time so I'm pretty pleased with that.

I saw Fly at the start and then again on lap two--he was off watering some rocks. He looked good and finished strong under 5 hours. I saw Dale and his son just before finishing my first lap and then he walked with me a bit as I began my second lap. He's excited to run this next year. He should have stayed until I finished--I think that may have caused him to rationally re-think that choice. Just kidding. It's really a fun race and Jim Skaggs really puts on a nice event. The buffalo stew they prepare and serve post-race was tasty, but I had two bites and decided if I continued eating it it would come right back up.

My Finisher Mug is displayed prominently here on my computer desk. I also had what I'm calling a potential close call with two buffalo. I recorded in on my camera. I'll try and post it somewhere where it can be viewed as soon as I edit out the part where I wet my pants.

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