Sweethearts 50 Miler

My first 50 mile "fun run" with the ultra runners! We were given all kinds of glow sticks and blinky things since we would be running at night. My friend and I's motto became "Race!? I thought you said rave!!!" The first part of the race was awesome because we had a camera and we had to scavenger hunt while we ran! It really helped the first handful of miles fly by. Everyone was super nice and really supportive. I'm really glad this was my first 50 miler. We ran from 6pm to 8:30 am. So it was a LONG night haha. We couldn't have had a better night. It was partly cloudy but the moon still made everything look lovely. The only downside was a blister that cause me to hobble the last 12 miles...resulting in irritating my knee. It was excruciating and if it wasn't for my friend I would have quit because of the pain. My feet swelled like crazy too. I now know what it is like to have pregnant lady feet. I think I gained about 8lbs in water weight. I was so bloated for about 2 days. My clothes were so tight! But, I recovered just fine thankfully. I look forward to running it next year.

BEFORE

 

 

DURING

 

(still smiling at mile 35)

 

 

AFTER