AM- Probably the most difficult race I have ever done. The concept is the same as last years Death Race, where you run a 4.1 mile loop at McCoy Flats, every hour on the hour, until there is just one person left. Last year, I made it 10 rounds, so I felt like I needed to make it at least 10 rounds of the race this year. I knew that I would feel a lot better this year, compared to last year, because of my gluten-free diet and my blood sugar levels doing much better over the past few months. The first 5 laps went by really quick, but the heat really started to rise as the afternoon came closer. By noon it was 90 degrees, and then by 3-4 pm, it was probably 100 degrees or very close. I pretty much had a mental break down on the 12th and final lap. I was very dehydrated and wasn't taking fluids down very well. It came down to three of us on the final lap, and I came in second on it and we basically called it there, because we all had pretty severe heat exhaustion. Overall, I am very happy that I placed and got a pretty cool rock with a design on it. Definitely the longest that I have ever ran in my life! Congrats to everyone else that ran today as well!
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