Last weekend I headed down to Bellingham, WA to run
Chuckanut 50km for the 5th time, likely the race I have run the most, it's a no brainer - it's local, it usually has a competitive field, lots of friends always run it, and it's a nice early season opener.
It was great to be back racing an ultra again, after a 11.5 month break, and it was even better that my various niggles held out so, fingers crossed, I can start planning some sort of race schedule for the year ahead.
Thanks as always to Krissy Moehl RD who puts on an awesome show, along with her co-RD Heather Anderson and all the super volunteers who braved a windy day.
My race report is up on iRunFar
here, along with a post race video interview
here.
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| With Montrail/ MHW/ Flora team mate Max King at the start |
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Charge! Chuckanut race start 2014
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| With Jesse, who pulled me up Cleator Road |
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| Yassine got me into 'race mode' again, pushing me up Little Chinscraper |
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On the hunt, heading home on the 10km or so Interurban. I came 11th overall but in the final 3rd of the race (downhill and flat) I was 4th overall. Got to work on my hill climbing!
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| Catching up for lost time of the homebound trip on the Interurban trail |
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| Hugs of happiness with Krissy |
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| Hanging out at the finish with Flora team mates Yassine Diboun and Max King |
