So the weather was perfect, the park was great and the day started out right on schedule. The 100K runners (3 loops around the lake) started at 6:30am and reversed direction each time. I was a bit surprized at the terrain, it was actually pretty hilly. The hills weren't long but pretty steep and came in sets of 4-5 at a time. There was an aid station at 4 miles and one at 8 miles, both were minimal but welcome and then at about 17 miles there was some jugs of water. I estimated I would take 4 hrs for the first loop, 4.5 for loop two and then 5-5.5 for the last, finishing about 14 hrs. The first loop went well, I finished in 3hrs 45min, stayed at the S/F for 15 min and took off feeling pretty good. About 3/4 way around I lost it, I knew the day was finished. I shuffled to the 4 mile aid station, (course was reversed so it was actually about 16 miles) then just walked the rest in, running a little but mostly walking. Mo was there waiting and after we sat for a few minutes we headed for the MH for a shower and Auburn/ South Carolina football and BEER!
It was a great day, I had a 40 mile run in 8hrs 55min; watched a really good football game, drank some beer and relaxed in my own chair.
Today we planned on getting up early closing up and go into Ville Platte for 8:30 Mass. What we did was wake up at 4:30, drink some coffe, go back to sleep and wake up at 6 and start all over. We didn't make it to Mass there, we didn't even leave until 10:30! We made it home about 5pm.
This has been a really fun weekend and makes it hard to wait even the 3 weeks we have left at work.
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