Running with Tonks

I was told that recovery gets easier with each hundred but wow.  From the moment I crossed the finish line, everything was different compared to last time.  At Hennepin, we hung out for a while cheering people in as they finished, went shopping for gear and took team pictures at the finish line.  I got a ride up the hill to the car but it was for convenience and fun not because I literally could not walk.  I did start to fall asleep in the car but I did not have any waves of pain like last time. (Figured out that at Yeti, I had disassociated from most of the pain so the pains in the car was my body/brain letting it in.  This year, I felt ALL the pain the entire time.)   I was able to slowly walk myself into the VRBO just fine. Lisa did help me with getting into the shower but it was a lot easier this time.  Also, not a single hallucination this year.  I find this one a little disappointing to be honest.   Crew at the brewery next door while I slept. I did pass out for a few hours again

The Hennepin Hundred starts in Sterling, Illinois, makes a giant, 100 mile upside-down T following Rock River and the Hennepin Canal, finishing in Colona, Illinois in front of the Colona Fire Department. When I run ultras, I imagine myself as a little Pacman running along the course map in a birds-eye view.  The upside down T made for easy segmentation.  Although not exact, each segment was approximately a 50k.  The race started at 7am Saturday morning October 1, 2022 and the course cutoff was at 1pm on Sunday.    sisters pacers packet pick up Good news: I managed to sleep more the night before than last time. Wahoooo! Bad news: I got about two hours. This time I was actually shocked.  I was pretty chill going to bed. I feel like I set myself up for success. Sadly, my brain had other plans.  Ah well, I guess it is something I can count on in the future. In the morning, I caught the bus from the finish line at 5am. It was an hour drive to the start.  The buses were delightfully warm