Also, I was lucky enough to meet up with my friends at the race and during the race I saw lots of friends from the VT100 including the Race Director Julie Hutchison. She is so SWEET!!! And gave me the best hug at mile 15 when I was starting to struggle.
I am not sure if I will ever return because this year (and apparently every other year) it rained and made the course so muddy. This made it really slick and the entire time I struggled to stay on my feet. While I did not fall, I did crash into a few tree's and stumbled well over 100 times. And I pretended the course was a slip and slide and would walk up one step and slip backwards 4 or 5!
My post race shower was nearly 1 hour and I am not convince I am clean. But it is good enough because I am exhausted.
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Tammy good job to get that mud fest completed!
You are strong, recover well and DRY Up!
maybe I have read too many race reports, but the one hour shower seems like the craziest part of your report. I think i would need a chair for that.
Sorry about the misery but congrats on the finish!!
wow yea that's tough. i thought my road bike race in the rain was challenging. trails in the rain? no thanks.
Miserable is too kind a word for this one. It was great to see you guys again.
Good job toughing it out, sister!
Can't wait to see the race pix, where you'll be smiling, of course, just not quite as wide.
Tell the truth: There's no "off" switch on that smile, is there?
Well done for toughing it out - many of the reports I have read say it was brutal out there.
Look forward to the photos :)
Congrats again
Jim
wow --I read the thread on kickrunners and the VT 50 this year just sounded miserable!! So glad you made it thru without killing yourself. I got a taste of that mud at escarpment trail run --13 of the most miserable miles I have ever endured; yet some like it...I do hope that it works for you to try it again, but I agree, it's iffy.
good job Tammy --I would have taken a one hour shower to (with chair)
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (and cleaner)! Congrats!
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