Race Report - 2012 Delano Park 12 Hour Race
3/10/2012 08:03:00 PMThis year´s Delano swag;-) |
Richard came by my house at 4:30AM Saturday morning to give me time to find a spot to set up my canopy at Delano Park. I had sent RD Eric an email asking about spots for tents and he had no objections. He only advised us to show up by 5AM or else we might find ourselves without a convenient parking spot behind our tent. Sure enough, when we rolled up at the park, people were already busy setting up shop and getting ready for the race. I was smart enough to let Anya sleep in just a little, so she would be well rested for the day;-)
Anya showed up shortly after Richard and I finished setting up our spot right across from the bathroom just after the starting line. As you can see in the pic below, both Anya and Richard had a hard time waking up for this one.
Race morning started off a bit on the chilly side. |
Tents and canopies lined one side of the course. |
¨You know, even if you walked for a few hours, you could easily log 31 miles and still feel alright.¨ ¨Really?¨ she replied and that was that. After a nice long lunch break, we went for a speed walk in the park. Three or so hours later, Anya had completed her first ultra marathon distance of 50 kilometers. This was quite a rewarding experience for me. After having had two amazing ultra experiences over the last 4 weeks, I actually was lucky enough to pace Anya to her first ultra. It had been a great 4 weeks for sure.
Her smile gracefully hid the pain her first 50k finish had to had left her with. |
2 comments
Awesome month for you and Anya!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog... I hope to do Delano next year... I am impressed with your ultra running.
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