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VT 50 was loaded with beautiful autumn views!

Vermont 50M
Everything You'd Want In A Trail Race
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When the gun for runners sounded, smiling excited runners took to the street... then to the trails. Peppered with pockets of fog, the weather was perfect.

"g" felt good. He was in this race for the long haul! The Garmin 205 was powered-up and he planned to run an average race pace of 12 minutes per mi. He'd remain fueled by drinking water about every 10-12 minutes (or, 1 mile), and take caffeinated Power Bar gels (1-4) and S-caps (1-2) each hour. At aide stations he would eat food and refill his water bottle. When he reached C-Team at each of the 3 handlers stations, he would down a bottle of Gatorade (Frost) and repack more gels, salted pretzels, etc., into his small belly pouch.

  

In typical ultra fashion, there was plenty of good conversation as runners settled into an early race pace and drifted into small bands of merry runners... talking about race strategies, ultra experiences, and tidbits about their personal lives.

 

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Mile 12.5: Handlers 1/3 Aid Station
"g" comfortably ran into the 1st handler station with a ~12 min. pace (2:19 total elapsed time). He felt strong and quickly spotted C-Team for his refueling needs. With a quick kiss and a much appreciated thanks-cutie... he was off into the foggy wood!

 

Lagging near the bottom half of the running pack, "g" wondered if he'd actually see any cyclists? He pictured
them zoomed-way-ahead and already at the
finish line!

Occasionally... like almost never... "g" chanced upon a cyclist-straggler. Typically injured or struggling with a broken bike component, these folks definitely looked bummed and frustrated. Runners were always encouraging towards these athletes on wheels. They were part of the same fraternity of adventure extremists.

 

As the miles and hours clicked on by, "g" often found himself running either alone or with 1-2 new found trail buddies.
    
Aide stations were chock full of wonderful and encouraging volunteers. Their food tables were stuffed with good stuff, and often jammin' with music to raise ones spirits! The aide station above was at the crest of a long hill with beautiful and expansive autumn views of Vermont. "g" was livin' the dream!
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