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However, I was banking on what the website told me about the aid stations in way of goods and the distance between each one. Their website says they will have gels at 2 aid stations which was not true, they were no where to be found.
The water was luke warm along with the gatorade and the snacks were just not doing it for me the type of terrain and the beating the body is taking. Also the rules cleary state in BOLD letters that no headphones are authorized and a great number of people had them on. Rules are rules. If they put out in the race packets what will be at each aid station then that's what they should have, at least some.
Luckily we were smart to bring our own water bottles because there is no way the aid stations were close enough to supply the body enough fluid for the duration and distance. Great course though and am happy I completed it but seriously, Scott the race director should have a better handle on it. Rooty trail I am so happy to finish my first marathon I saw 8 other runners 3 of them were the 40 milers passing me very sad 'oh well'. If you are thinking about running this one watch your feet, have fun and trust me, if I can finish this, you can too!
During this race, I thought of many people that have touched me and are very sick right now with Cancer and other diseases and all of them pulled me through this run I just keep thinking, 'don't quit on them them, because if they could be running this right now they would. A real 'toe-stubber' of a trail!
You start on the road but other than some short biketrail segments and bridge crossings, the rest is trail. I would guess that the majority of the trail system is actually single track. You are mostly in the shade and you travel through marsh, pines, oaks and even a section with bamboo! The weather was nice this year, a slight chill at sunrise, an occasional breeze but probably not more than 70 degrees or so. I must admit though that of all my trail runs, this was not the most difficult technically, but it was certainly the most prolific in toe-stubbing roots that I've ever seen.
There are some portions of the trail that were like running over bridge grating they were so dense. Minimalist trail shoes are probably not advised. There was at least one runner with a broken toe. Mine were pretty sore. The course road and trail are not closed and it was a little annoying later in the race bumping into mountain bikers. I think overall the course was well marked but there was some confusion on the distance markers. All race events shared the same finisher medal which was a little disappointing. Nice trail run about: Nice course Good time of year Peaceful Good food and drinks at finish Awesome volunteers I ran with a water bottle and was able to pop the top and have two volunteers fill my bottle up with Gatorade at the same time Nice start and finish area my wife and little boy hung out at the park while I ran Cons: I had to leave before the awards ceremony Aid stations are really far apart Minimal spectators understandable; where are they going to access the trail from?
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