started at 07:07. i ran the first 6.3 mile leg. mostly single track by witherbee rough camp site and hell hole bay. started about 30th, passed a few before the turnaround, back to start area at 35", passed a few more, made the first transition in 61", somewhere in top ten. 08:08 brian ran the next 14 mile leg. the first place we saw him he'd moved us up to 2nd overall. at turnaround "D", the volunteer sent the runners on down the trail instead of turning them around. he ended up running 15.2 miles 126" / 10:14. mark perrecone ran back to "A", turnaround, then back to "C", 12.1 miles, 114" / 12:08. Renee ran out to "D", turnaround back to "C" up to "B", 10.7 miles, 103" / 13:51. I ran the last 5.2 miles back to "A" 44" / 14:35

post race BBQ and a couple Yeunglings


lack of long distance running / Achilles heel and recent surgery on my thigh (still had all the stiches).


Mike McMonagle was the overall male winner in 7:31:30. Even though we finished 3 minutes earlier (he told me he was coming for me at the last transition), it took four of us running / resting to make the time. Had I entered as an individual, I likely would have been a DNF or at best, come in just under the 14 hour cutoff.