This race was pretty insane. Absolutely relentless. No breaks. No recovery. And nothing about speed. It is basically just all guts. The race started in rain and clouds, continues through it , and up over the weather. I finished 14th overall in a time of 68 minutes and 10 secs. During the race I was thinking that I will never again toe the line for another suffer fest. But I will. I will forget the pain and remember the view in a year’s time. Afterwards I had fun talking with Dave Quintel and George Zack. GZ I found out has a fondness for beer that seems to match mine. We talked shop for a few and then Jess and I headed home. Next up: Cranmore (U.S. Champs). Here are the grueling splits from Sat. 6:48/8:26/8:45/9:06/9:43/9:36/9:31/7:13. I have a video that my wife took of the last 18 secs of agony on www.jfyffe.blogspot.com .
Mt Washington
June 22, 2009 by jfyffe


Justin,
Strong work at what sounds like a pure, old fashioned sufferfest- way to push through!
Great job! Running with pure guts is my favorite kind of race. Who needs talent anyway?