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Running With the Devil

July 23, 2011 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 80 degrees.

Comments:
Crazy ass "race" today. Went up with Shixar to Mountain Creek in Vernon, NJ. Lianne had to back out as she's dealing with IT Band problems. :-(
3 hour race to get in as many loops as possible up and down the ski slope. 1000 feet of vertical climb and descent. each loop is 5k. Uphill was NOT runnable. Dixon ran, I think he was the only one. I had trouble just walking up!! Ran across some of the transition areas between slopes. technical and rocky. ran the downhill and punished the quads a bit. Only did 2 full loops in 1 1/2 hours. Shannon and I did do another short loop of .5 miles. NO way was I going up for a third round. Hills were crazy steep and I wouldn't gain anything at all, and I would just risk possible injury. Hung out at Shannon's lake house with her parents afterward. it was very nice, and so relaxing in the lake especially after the punishment from the morning.