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8 Hours of Hell (FL) 2016

Posted on September 17, 2016July 24, 2019
Lifetime BLT (Big Long Thing, marathon or longer) number 94. Number 30 for the year at “8 Hours of Hell,” part of a series of six 8 hour events through the summer in southwest Florida. Today’s race was in Coloosahatchee Regional Park in Alva, Florida. The course consists of mostly singletrack BMX course with a swampy riverside trail area over 4.6 miles. We began at 10 AM, and it was in the 90s already. For the first loop I carried a bottle, however I quickly realized I would use the camelbak I believed was overkill for such a short loop. On several of the subsequent loops I finished the camelbak. I significantly underperformed my previous eight hour race (27.6 miles here, versus 35.1 previously) however the previous race was on manicured university grounds and a much cooler day. Fun fact: Alva, Florida is named for inventor, Lee County resident, and noted elephant murderer, Thomas Alva Edison.
That thunderstorm held off until just shy of 6
I saw about 100 snakes, and at least 3 were real. (Trail running theory: everything is a snake until proven otherwise)
Poison? Who knows. I elected not to try.
Rocky hill
Vaguely ominous
The last, and easiest portion of the course, called “Sunburn Meadow”
Rooty Tooty, wet and trippy
Check out the moss on this baby…
Post race beverage
Race swag. One more customized dog tag to come with the mileage.

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