I’ll post a Leadville race report very soon detailing the amazing experience. For our family, the race took a back seat to a life long memory of a family vacation. In the end I was pleased to finish step 3 in the Slam, the Leadville 100, in 28 hours and 51 minutes with good friend Eric. Again, we ran every step of the race together.
Beyond that my body feels really, really, good: legs are perfect, stress fracture is non-existent, and my feet have become strangely accustomed to taking a 100 mile beating on a regular basis. Fours days removed from Leadville my throat became very sore and I ended up in the doctor’s office on Friday. A quick look down the pie hole and the doctor exclaimed, “Gnarly”! So for the past week I’ve been on antibiotics. My throat is feeling much better now.
Beyond that I feel weird mentally – like there’s an internal fog in my head. I don’t get as excited over things. Maybe it’s best described as a mild depression. That’s really what’s kept me from writing a Leadville report. I just don’t feel like it. I also know this is a common experience following a long ultra. After Cascade Crest I remember a similar post-run state but more amplified — everything is more amplified after your first 100, especially the pain. I know it’ll pass. But it is curious to experience in the midst of a successful, 3 of 3, Grand Slam run.
7 days and counting.
Initially Jen wasn’t going to make it, which didn’t help my crappy feelings, but we’ve patched an SLC trip together with Grandparent time, Wells Fargo Rewards Points, and an in-race crew diversion to the airport. That just happened today. I’m cheering up already! She’ll be at the finish.
