Ran the skyline half, was humbled by the mountain. Probably wasn't a good idea to go from sea level to mountain race in 60 hours, and it didn't help that I haven't done any mountain or hill running this summer. Started having some asthma problems like 3 minutes into the race and the 2000ft climb was pretty rough after that. The descent was okay, but I didn't to super fast since I'd already fell off the lead pack by quite a bit and didn't want to bust an ankle. Finally I got to the rolling hills and bonked out at about mile 11. Ended up dry heaving for a bit during mile 12, after that I got somewhat of a second wind and jogged it in. Jake was doing great and leading the race for the first 7 miles before hurting his ankle and having to pull out of the race. Overall today didn't go quite as well as when we raced in 2018. Still always feels good to get out there and do a mountain race. I need to start doing pt for my achilles and training more. |