The Huff - RunOther

I am very happy with this race. Going into it, I set a goal time of 3 hours because I had not run in snow and ice before. My previous trail run was in the rain and mud at Farmdale. It had snowed overnight so everything had this magical, mystical feel and look to it. I kept thinking that if it snowed during the run I would feel like Mary Tyler Moore when she was singing the theme song for her TV show. Lucky for me, that song was then stuck in my head throughout the race.

I found a runner that had set a nice,sweet pace and I followed him for quite a ways. We got separated when I ran into 50k traffic, but he was always within sight. He let me know when we hit the 5 mile mark and I glanced at my watch and was pleasantly surprised. At that point I wondered if I had a 2:30 in me. I knew it would be close, doable, but close. I also realized that if I could get there by then I would have a much better chance of seeing Mike come through for the end of his first loop (which I did get to do :) )

Somewhere along the trail Jungle Jenn caught up with me and surprised me with a picture. She made me laugh! She always makes me laugh! Lots of friendly runners. Couple of the 50k'ers ran with me for a bit and chatted, like they weren't racing!

IT was just such an awesome race for me! The scenery was absolutely stunning! The freshly fallen snow on the trees, the ice shimmering off of the lake, the old wooden bridges that creak with each step, and the scurry of animals in the trees just led to an awe-inspiring race.

NOT A THING!

Walked back to the car with Avery to head back to the hotel for a shower and to check out. After Mike finished we went over to the main tent for soup and hot drinks.