For one, I was low on sodium/electrolyte replacement and needed to start rationing them to make them last the rest of the day. I was still battling to keep a decent pace (which I was accomplishing) but concerns were afoot. I wanted to throttle back and ease into the hotter afternoon. Which I’m sure is exactly how I was running down the trail with my trekking polls.īy noon I had knocked out 23 miles but was behind my goal of 26. Also I know nothing about Naruto except that he runs like a freak. I felt like Naruto, if Naruto had a Fall Out Boy soundtrack. I was alternating running and walking as the terrain allowed. The second part of my morning was fueled by Adderall, and the sultry sounds of Fall Out Boy. I was on pace to get to my goal of 26 by noon. By this time I had already done 13 miles. I stopped for my first real snack break around 7:30, 4 1/2 hours into my morning. Although Patches O’Houlihan from the movie Dodgeball would have approved saying, “it’s sterile, and I like the taste.” The thought of drinking my own urine crossed my mind, but was never a serious consideration. As disgusting as it sounds, I tried to maintain my sodium levels by licking the sweat off my arms. I was hoping to save them for later in the day when the temperatures got close to 90. I only had a few hydration packets to spare for the day and figured I’d use every one of them. Even the night prior, as I was heading into camp I was cramping. I knew keeping my sodium levels up were going to be a big concern. I found some cruise-y softer dirt that I was able to continue some running on not get too tripped up by rocks.Ĭlouds kept the temperature below 70 pretty close until 9:00. I flew up the mountain on the Maryland side of the Potomac. After winding my way in the dark through Harpers Ferry, WV, I ran along the flat P&O trail that parallels the Potomac. My morning was fueled by sleep deprivation and fucking rocket fuel (Monster energy drink, and Mountain Dew). It was slow going in the dark on the rock and boulder strewn trail down to Harpers Ferry. I had my quickest tent take down turn around yet, and I was on the trail within 30 minutes. My alarm went off at 2:30 after maybe two or three hours of “sleep” (tossing and turning).
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