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Scribin’

Look, I sit back and I watch it. Hands in my pockets.

Told the world that I was sick of runnin' Then went back to runnin', what a joke.

Forgot what that struggle like.

This quickly turned from a trail run attempt into more of a long-distance hike.

I thought it would be a fun challenge to try and run/hike the whole CT in a day. 

Due to incoming weather (nor’easter) I had attempted to start early. And got a 3:30 AM start to the trail, navigating the first 3.5 hours in pitch black. I had been able to trail run rather effectively for the first hour before my headlamp dimmed considerably which prevented me from safely running several rocky descents that I think would have been runnable had my headlamp been better.

That led me to fall behind my goal pacing and, along with not wanting to attempt to run on leafy/wet trails led me to realize I wasn’t going to finish before the rain set in. 

So, I called it at 28/52 miles as my body was very sore and my motivation was suffering. 

Loved Connecticut. Will be back. Absolutely beautiful this time of year!

Loved trail running/hiking with no music for 9 hours. 

Big recognition that my training has got to improve and that I cannot be lazy as i have been this past year.

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FreedSpeed

Scribin’

Look, I sit back and I watch it. Hands in my pockets.

Told the world that I was sick of runnin' Then went back to runnin', what a joke.

Forgot what that struggle like.

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