Kessel Run Race Report
The Kessel Run 60k was unlike any other Ultra that I have done. For starters, I was in Fruita with a group of about 20 of my friends all running different distances. It was a true Racecation! We were there celebrating Rey and Brett's birthdays. Rey was turning 60; so naturally he was looking for a 60k to run. We had a small group of friends who always went to the Kessel Run because our friend Amy’s last name is Kessel. We learned the event had a 60k so that became our goal race for the year. The Kessel Run was also unlike any other Ultra that I have done because of the 15 months prior to the event. June of 2023 two big life events happened: 1 - I adopted an 8 week old puppy and started to raise it by myself with her 12-year-old dog sister. 2 - I was diagnosed with a stress fracture in the middle of my tibia. Unfortunately it did not heal in the normal amount of time for a stress fracture. I stopped all physical activity until November. The follow-up x-ray showed som...