I finished the The Bear 100, 100 mile  race in 28:51.  There were 135 people that started, 91 that finished, I was in 27th place overall and 2nd female crossing the finish line.  The Bear 100 course is fantastic.  All of the leaves were turning and the reds of the Aspen trees were fabulous.  The scenery of the course was beautiful.  The course has 22,518 feet of climing which is a great amount.  I was aiming for a 30 hour time so it was nice to come in before my goal time.  I treaded the fine line of semi severe stomach issues for approximately the last 40 miles but dealt with the pain and just kept moving as fast as I could.  I feel like in this 2nd 100 mile race that I could manage what I'm feeling better and be stronger.  I am feeling good today - just moving pretty slow, really tired muscles and some swelling of the knees, feet, etc.

 

 

Thank you so much to my pacers, Chad and Kristin, for keeping every part of my running in check when you were with me.  Thank you so much to my crew, Suzanne, David, Chad, and Kristin, for getting me in and out of the aid stations as quick as possible and for all of the positive reinforcement .  I couldn't have done it without all of you!  Thank you to everybody for all of your support and good wishes before the race.

 

There will be a video and photos posted in the next week and the photo gallery is linked to the left.