"After fighting, everything else in your life got the volume turned down." #FightClub Resurrection Pass 100 was memorable as always this year, particularly the end. Despite wet conditions, I ran a solid first half and even took time to help an overwhelmed rookie runner before the morning broke and the weather along with my body seemed poised for a great finish. Then the wheels came off when the relentless rain returned and my stomach turned so painfully acidic for the last third I could barely stand moving. I ate soooo many Tums like they were candy, rationing them to tolerate the jostle of running. As I plodded along in the cold rain, I found myself thinking repeatedly "This might be the most miserable I've ever been...ever." And yet, I never wished I'd stayed home, skipped the race, or dropped out earlier. It just ended up being a different sort of challenge at the end than I had planned, but I can't deny that I had signed up looking to be challenged. I think what I enjoy so much about "ultrarunning" is the way it makes the uncomfortable and unpleasant parts in the rest of my life seem that much more tolerable. Everything else really does get the volume turned down. #ultrarunning #respass100 #trailtherapy (at Resurrection Pass Trail, Alaska)
