Its finally over! I completed my first 100 miler at Grindstone last weekend, and it was freaking tough! This was a particularly hard 100 miler so it surprised a lot of people I chose this as my first. Rocky terrain, long, steep ascents and descents, and a 6:00pm friday start time meant even more sleep deprivation than a morning start.
There were no easy sections, and I had to dig myself out of lows that I never thought I could experience. I hiked the uphills and some of the downhills. I speed walked the majority of the last 25 miles as my legs were so sore I could barely get them to run. But its done. And while I kinda hated the whole thing, I also kinda loved it.
How long did this take me? A long time. The first half took about 15 hours and the second half took much longer at 18 hours due to all the walking, for a grand total of 33 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds to get through 101.85 miles and 23,000 feet of elevation gain/ loss. Thats over 33 hours on your feet walking and running.
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| At the finish, new buckle in hand. |
Just glad to be finished, feeling accomplished, refueling & resting, and after only a day surprisingly not too sore. Full race recap to come.
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