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before I could see it. I kept checking my watch and running like my feet were on fire. I had no idea the real distance to the finish but I was feeling amazing, so I ran faster and faster. My body felt better and better. I had to be on some kind of runner’s high. All of a sudden, I burst out of the scrub oaks and I could see the tent and the finish. I ran like I was winning a local 5k and crossed the line. I was all smiles with a time of 15:58:50 and with a feeling of bliss, I collected my finisher items.
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In the last mile, I saw more cows in one place than I have ever seen in my life and they were all mooing at each other. That made me smile. When asked if the oxygen in the air thins at a constant rate as your altitude increases, Sean Hilsdon answered, “well, gravity is a constant” and
The edge of the trail with a lake at the bottom.
stopped talking. Like a Southern driver in snow, I am horrible at running in snow. If the race director had not told us to wipe away the top layer of snow and then fill our bottles with the snow on the mountain, I might have run out of water. Mad props to Sean Hilsdon who put the trip together. Race Director Hizzy is one heck of an RD and travel agent. To me, the Beaverhead race directors and the ultra running community proved we can run trail races safely even in the Covid-19 era. If they did not before, every single friend who went on this adventure should now consider themselves a mountain runner. I am a social runner, but found myself alone most of the day, which turned out to be amazing. The Air Idaho Rescue team (helicopter included) was there to help if needed. To me feeling amazing and getting faster for the last 3 miles of a 100K still only looks like a 12, 10, and 9 minute mile lol.
The author’s foot immediately after he completed the Village Creek 25K.
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If you have questions about advertising or article contributions, write to the editor: brentmanley@yahoo.com The author’s foot the day after the Village Creek 25K.
