At Brazos Bend 100k, I strained my right shin and ankle. I tried to race the following weekend and ended up just walking 3 miles for the Quarantined Quarter. Later the next week, attempts to race were thwarted by the heat then just mental fatigue. In the latter, I got up at 1 AM before work and ended up doing 9 miles before quitting. I felt unmotivated and in a funk.
The Race
Wanting to beat the heat, I got up at 4 am on Saturday. It was still and humid but the 80 degree temp was not overpowering.
I was moving pretty slowly...a few miles in it was 12-minute miles. I slogged along until 20, then took a 3 mile walk break. Then I ran to 27 miles. I walked another mile then ran in the last 3. Along the way, I had calculated I could get in under 7 hours...even tossing in a 2 minute walk break in the last miles.
My ankle was a bit sore, in the Achilles area instead of the front. Not too bad though; I don’t think it is injured. It felt good to finish a race and get out of the funk.
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