After the Wildflower Marathon / 50k Double, the top of my left foot was sore. I took it extra easy, walking less. It got better each day enough where I felt like racing.
The Race
I felt good the first few miles, in the moment. Then my GPS started messing up. It was showing I was running 9-minute miles and the distance for my 1.9 loop around my neighborhood was well over 2 miles. Pretty soon it was crediting me with 3 extra miles!
I went in the house and got a sheet of paper and started tallying loops so I could be sure of the real distance. By this point, my head was in a bad place. I started walking by mile 16 and pretty much walked most of it to 28. I felt good enough to run in the last 2.5.
Clearly malfunctioning GPS
My watch had been good for all these races...hopefully it will be good for next time as I do not want to spend more money on a watch.
I was probably due for a "bad" race...the combination of racing every week and my GPS messing up left me low. But regardless, I put in a decent effort, running in the last bit to get in under 8 hours.
My foot felt pretty good afterwards so I'm thankful about that.
Well, first race of the "Rising Phoenix" series done!
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