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Keys 100 2018

Posted on May 20, 2018July 25, 2019

Confucius say, “If at first you don’t succeed, congratulations, you found something hard.” Big Long Thing #161, the Keys 100, a 100 miler from Key Largo to Key West. Flat, unusually cool this year (70s as opposed to 90s), with off and on rain. I failed in my first 100 attempt at Rocky Raccoon. I went out too fast, crashed, assumed the funk I got in would never get better, and rashly quit. I went out too fast here too, and I crashed, and I was underprepared due to an injury. But I got lucky with the weather. I learned to keep plugging away at it, and I’m learning to accept help from friends who believe in me more than I did in myself. Thanks to my crew (Karen Eviltwin Vollan, her mother, and my pacer Vemana Sotala) things ran well even when I didn’t. I’m grateful to have these friends, and others who encouraged me all day yesterday. I owe much of today’s success to each of you, and I’m now ready for a nap.

I can’t wait to shave this damn beard.
A little surprise on the course.
Fishing boats under the bridges.
Sundown view from Key Largo
Barco Scot, at first I thought magenta was selling herself, but it was in fact, not her.
One of many great views off the 7 mile bridge.
What’s left of the “Tunnel of Hell” post Irma.
Reminder of the overseas railroad past of the keys
Ultratrac mode, in a word, is awful. My mile 89 it was convinced we were done. Very demoralizing.
Goofing off in Marathon
I see the shirt has the right millennium this year.
Sundown on the southwest of the bridge.
Buckle is about as useful in my mouth. Like the shirt, I prefer a wardrobe from this century.
Bib. Doesn’t differentiate all that well the relay 50k, 50miler and 100miler.

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