Ran from the finish line 1.5 miles then back. My bum hurt when I woke up, but the run and lots of stretching after made it feel much better, almost all gone, after. Which was good because I didn't want to go to elite bib pick up with a limp. I had an elite bib, but when I went to pick up my bib, I realized how dramatically I was a second class elite runner. Third class would be more accurate. The elite athletes were staying at the Marriott Butte Resort, and had their meals provided and brought to them for the whole trip, and they were shuttled around (to see course, for press conference, to and from race). I was invited but not required to attend the "technical meeting" at 4pm and the dinner afterward, so I went. I was also able to drive to the resort the morning of the race and drive on the elite shuttles to the start of the race and back to the resort after, so I did get a bit of a taste of the sweet life. I met some runners, but alot of them already knew each other so it was a bit like being an ugly girl (a slow elite runner) on her first day of attending a new high school. The ones I dared introduce myself to ended up being very nice and kind to me.
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