DATE: Saturday, July 30, 2005
LOCATION: Clackamas Ranger Station, Mt Hood, OR
I was always told, “If you can run 10 miles you can run a half marathon, and if you can run 20 miles you can run a marathon.” Based on this logic if you can run 75% of a specific distance you can run that distance. When I started running it was always my goal to push the limits and see how far I could go, so I wasn’t content with just running a marathon, I wanted to see how far I could run. In training for my first marathon I ran 26 miles, so I figured why not run a 50k, it’s only 5 miles more. Prior to this I had run in a lot of ORRC races, and so I was looking at running the Mt Hood PCT 50/50 (an ORRC race). I made plans to camp at a campground (about ¼ mile from the start) and my mom came long. I had never run on trails before, let alone an ultra. It was a simple out-and-back and the weather was perfect. I didn’t have too much trouble until I got to about mile 22, when I tripped on a root and took a face plant. It turned out to be not that bad, I had a gash under my right eye and a few scratches. I finished in 5:24 which isn’t that bad for a first time trail ultra. I really enjoyed the spectacular views of Mt Hood.
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