Capitol Peak 50-Miler

Had a good run at the Capitol Peak 50-Miler this past weekend. Went there with a great crew: Dennis, Mac, and Sander. Clem was also there; Chris and Darla too. The weather was perfect: cool and cloudy, with just a bit of drizzle at the end. The course has some 6500' or so of climb ... not a lot for 50 miles; there was really just one grunt section to the peak ... the rest was largely runnable (though I still walked parts). I took one nasty fall; my hands were too slow getting up and my head slammed into the ground. Was dazed for a bit, but no cuts or bruises to show for it, though my jaw is still sore. I finished in 8:48, which is a 50M PR for me, first in age class (picture by Glenn Tachiyama).