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Sun Mountain Race Report; or 3 Lessons from my First 50 Miler

May 29, 2013 by Jeff Pelletier 1 Comment
Sun Mountain Race Report

Two weeks ago I traveled to Winthrop, WA to run the Sun Mountain 50 miler. Since moving from road to trail about this time last year, I had run a few 50 km ultra marathons but this was my first time running anywhere close to 80 km.

Winthrop, WA

Town of Winthrop

The race was a huge success for me and I finished in 8:49 for 16th place, despite several of us taking a wrong turn that may have cost us 15 minutes or so and adding a couple of miles.

My goal was to finish feeling strong, to enjoy the experience, and to learn a little more about myself and about running into what had been unknown territory.

Here are the 3 lessons I learned…

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