Notes
it started out wet and humid...it rained/misted for the first 3-4 hrs, then the humidity broke and the day got cooler. the goal was a 7:30 first loop, 830 second, and 10hr third and wanted to finish at 28:30 or better..............in actuality, i had a 730 first, 829 second, 1010 third....it couldn't have worked out any better. i made sure i took my time early and ate kept with calories early....switching between tailwind and perpetuem throughout in first 2 loops. the last loop was more of a struggle and stuck primarily with water and gatorade. also ate food encluding grilled checked, romen noodles, fruit, gels, pickles and lots of coke....ran with Todd Lewis a few miles and Mandy Pierce for alot of the first 2/3'rds of the race....i finished the last going home loop in about 2 hrs 15 mins...tough/ long switchback climb around mile 5....Gary Bowman paced me the last 38 miles and Caryn crewed me.