Notes
Zion 100k
Raced with Joey. Also ran with Sean O'Brien for the first 45 miles or so.
Joe and I set a stretch goal of top-10 finish. We were well within pace for that through mile 50, but starting at about 47-48 leg cramps really slowed me. Joe hung back with me. Late in the race they eased up and I could pick it up a bit again, but we lost lots of time.
I'm sure there were several factors but I think dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and too few calories were big. It got quite hot and sunny and I should've bene more proactive about drinking enough, getting electrolytes early, and getting enough calories. I need a more specific plan for this in the next hot race.
3rd place in my age group. We were 33rd and 34th out of 235 official finishers, with 76 DNFs.
Marla also finished fast enough to qualify for the WSER lottery, despite battling heat sickness including barfing on the climb out of the canyon. Delia ran the last ~21 miles with Marla, which was Delia's longest run to date.