Today was the day. The Wasatch 100. I felt like I trained super hard for this day and went to sleep feeling prepared. But then I woke up....
I woke up with a cough. Stuffy nose. Hard to breath. Chest hurt..... I was a little worried.
The race began promptly at 5 a.m. I could tell this race was gonna be a struggle. I was having a very hard time breathing. But, I had hope...especially after I hit my first aid station at the exact time I was shooting for...like to the minute. But as soon as I left, it was like my energy and breathing capability stayed at the aid station. I couldn't get moving. Slowed down a lot. Coming into mile 39 where I was gonna meet Cody was a little better. I got some wind. However, it quickly left.
About 1 mile after Cody and I left, I started cramping A LOT. Was super dehydrated. Felt like I was having heat stroke. Could barely move without my leg cramping. Cody had to help me out a lot. I was super negative and ready to quit. If it wasn't for him, I would have. At one point I started breathing really heavily and felt like passing out. But Cody was doing an awesome job at keeping me cool and pushing me. Eventually, I started feeling better as we were decending down the climb after lambs canyon. I stopped cramping, and got some wind.
It left on and off until Brighton. Brighton was a struggle....Cody left, and Nate joined. Climbing out of Brighton, Nate was doing a great job pushing me...but I was so tired.
But after the final climb, we cranked up the heat...something happend. We made up A LOT of time. Passed about 10 people. We were hauling. Erik gave me some motivation at the aid station he was running.
Long story short....we made up a lot of time, but, unfortunately, got lost at a few junctions. Between my bonking, and getting lost, I missed under 24 by 14 minutes. But, I'm still proud with my performance. I had some awesome pacers.
Time- 24 hours, 13 minutes
Elevation - 23,257 ft
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