We covered about 25 miles of the Wasatch course in Utah. It's BEAUTIFUL!!! The trails are often rough, overgrown, unmaintained, and straight up (or down)... but definitely doable. So I feel better about the race, having seen some of the trails myself.
We got some good altitude training, running at at least 7000 feet, and heat training too, with temps generally above 80, and probably close to triple digits in some places.
Incredible views. Running along the ridges with snow-covered mountains and valley vistas on each side. Had to circumnavigate a few snow-fields.
Physically feel great too. After 50 miles of running (30 miles Friday, 20 miles Sunday), nothing hurts, not even sore.
New nutrition system working out well - using flasks of liquid fuel (i.e. big flask of gel instead of individual packets), which is way more convenient than dealing with squeezing out gus, trash, etc. I can eat more, faster, easier. Love it.
And I figured out how to run downhills FAST. Like an AVALANCHE! With no pain at all in the knees. (Instead of landing on the front, I now roll through the heels). SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun.
Oh and we saw a Porcupine! And a wild chicken.
WEEEEEEEE~~!
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