Notes
Good effort, although I really wanted to run faster. First 10 miles were kind of awful; quads hurt on all downhills and then hamstrings were getting really tight. I think 25.00 min mile was at Mikey Patton's car, the rolling aid station. Oh,and I think that would be on the climb up to Little Lyons Fall.
Somewhere on the miles 12-15, the quads started to ease up. Maybe the Anacin Headache formula that Mike gave me really kicked in. I started to feel a bit more energized, the quads started to hurt much less, although I know they will give me more pain later.
I tried to run as much as possible, and walk the uphills efficiently. I think, if I had gone into the race with fresh legs, I would have definitely been under 8 hours. Very pleased with results. Felt like I was running faster, much later in the race, than old efforts.