Here is my report from the midnight El Scorcho 50k, held just over a week ago. As always, don't go in looking for a report from the front of the pack. This is a middle-of-the-pack report, and in this case, I did some tremendously stupid things. But hey, it was a race that started at midnight during the hottest part of the year and it was called "El Scorcho". I wasn't trying to approach it as an Olympic Qualifier or something. And be forewarned that brevity is not my strong suit. Links to reports from 100ish different marathons and ultras can be found over there.

Nope, I'm not a rookie. I'm capable of making the same mistakes first-timers make. I'm also very capable of being completely humbled by a race. El Scorcho didn't do that, but the one I did this past weekend surely did.