Yes, 40 miles is a long distance to run, but it's on a road, so how bad could it be? Well, it wasn't that bad, but it was a pretty … MORE
Yes, 40 miles is a long distance to run, but it’s on a road, so how bad could it be? Well, it wasn’t that bad, but it was a pretty hilly course. Between miles 5 and 10, it was almost all uphill at about a 5-6% grade. There was also another long hill on the way back from the out and back course that was about a mile long. Combine this with the heat of late June and a lack of much shade, and it can be a challenge.
There were some nice views of the valley from up on the ridge that we ran over, and some fine looking farmland, but the scenery wasn’t anything to write home about. This is mostly a relay race, so there was mostly just water at the aid stations, except that they did provide some bottled Gaterade for the solo ultrarunners at a few of the aid stations.
When I finished, the race director handed me a nice, heavy, trophy, which was provided to all of the ultrarunners and gave me a whole pizza from Dominos. I was kind of surprised, but it was a nice touch.
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Tougher than it sounds
Yes, 40 miles is a long distance to run, but it's on a road, so how bad could it be? Well, it wasn't that bad, but it was a pretty … MORE
Yes, 40 miles is a long distance to run, but it’s on a road, so how bad could it be? Well, it wasn’t that bad, but it was a pretty hilly course. Between miles 5 and 10, it was almost all uphill at about a 5-6% grade. There was also another long hill on the way back from the out and back course that was about a mile long. Combine this with the heat of late June and a lack of much shade, and it can be a challenge.
There were some nice views of the valley from up on the ridge that we ran over, and some fine looking farmland, but the scenery wasn’t anything to write home about. This is mostly a relay race, so there was mostly just water at the aid stations, except that they did provide some bottled Gaterade for the solo ultrarunners at a few of the aid stations.
When I finished, the race director handed me a nice, heavy, trophy, which was provided to all of the ultrarunners and gave me a whole pizza from Dominos. I was kind of surprised, but it was a nice touch.