



Mission accomplished at Leadville! I finished the race in 28 hours and 33 minutes.









twice – but otherwise there were no major crises, and the event was completely awesome. Full details to follow in the next week or so. So apparently it probably helps to do some altitude training for this race; Hope Pass absolutely kicked my butt –– but otherwise there were no major crises, and the event was completely awesome. Full details to follow in the next week or so.





You may recall a photo like the one above after last year’s Tahoe Rim Trail 100 ; the difference is that this time around the moccasins of choice were RunAmoc Dash Lites , which have probably overtaken the Original Lites as my moc of choice for ultras. I may go into details at some point, but for now all I’m looking to do is hit the bed for a nice long nap.





On that note, since I’m a little goofy from about 40 hours without sleep, here’s a picture of me and a llama at the aforementioned Hope Pass:









And if you’re wondering – yes, the llama will make the race report, too.

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