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Posted On: March 29th 2025, 10:13 pm
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Antelope Island Buffalo Run 50 Miler 🦬🏝️
Win and Course Record (6:09:45- 7:24/mi)🥇
The previous best time was set back in 2011 by the great @dylanbo before super shoes, the high carb revolution, full GPS adoption, and Strava usage with a time of 6:15:36 😮💨 (give him all those resources back then and he’s probably smoking us all).
Nonetheless, yesterday I led from the gun and controlled the race’s pace until mile 15.5 when Sam Collins blew by me with a surge. In talking with my coach @hawks_hayden a few days prior about race strategy, I was prepared to match moves given certain circumstances and this one by Sam I matched enough to keep a 1-2 min gap behind him for the next 15 miles.
I picked up my pacer and good friend @trailswithzach at around mile 28 and began the first significant climb trying to gain ground on Sam.
We eventually caught them at about mile 31 on the one tree hill climb to the Elephant Head aid and proceeded to run the 2.8 mile out and back. When we turned around, I was a bit stunned to see Sam/Spencer and now Finn/Mike so close to us- maybe 20-30 seconds back.
Zach and I continued to run smoothly trying not to trip on the way back to the aid then sent it flying down on the Split Rock loop before the next big climb.
The cramps had set in my legs a while ago but now it was awful on every uphill grade. Each step felt like I was locking up more by the minute. I thought I was done for. The pain progressively increased in my body, tightening/sharpening from mile 32 and onward and there was nothing I could do about it. Salt wasn’t working. Water wasn’t working.
I prayed hard. I focused my gaze on God and trusted in the line I was riding. This was uncharted territory for both my mind and body. Riddled with fatigue and pain, my foot was forced to remain on the throttle.
The competition wasn’t backing down anytime soon it seemed and that’s how I wanted it. Finn and Sam fought so hard and our collective effort out on that course was one I knew we were capable of.
Thank you to everyone that made this possible both near and far 🫶
This result only took everything I had.
📸: @shitinthewoods
#rabbitelitetrail
Win and Course Record (6:09:45- 7:24/mi)🥇
The previous best time was set back in 2011 by the great @dylanbo before super shoes, the high carb revolution, full GPS adoption, and Strava usage with a time of 6:15:36 😮💨 (give him all those resources back then and he’s probably smoking us all).
Nonetheless, yesterday I led from the gun and controlled the race’s pace until mile 15.5 when Sam Collins blew by me with a surge. In talking with my coach @hawks_hayden a few days prior about race strategy, I was prepared to match moves given certain circumstances and this one by Sam I matched enough to keep a 1-2 min gap behind him for the next 15 miles.
I picked up my pacer and good friend @trailswithzach at around mile 28 and began the first significant climb trying to gain ground on Sam.
We eventually caught them at about mile 31 on the one tree hill climb to the Elephant Head aid and proceeded to run the 2.8 mile out and back. When we turned around, I was a bit stunned to see Sam/Spencer and now Finn/Mike so close to us- maybe 20-30 seconds back.
Zach and I continued to run smoothly trying not to trip on the way back to the aid then sent it flying down on the Split Rock loop before the next big climb.
The cramps had set in my legs a while ago but now it was awful on every uphill grade. Each step felt like I was locking up more by the minute. I thought I was done for. The pain progressively increased in my body, tightening/sharpening from mile 32 and onward and there was nothing I could do about it. Salt wasn’t working. Water wasn’t working.
I prayed hard. I focused my gaze on God and trusted in the line I was riding. This was uncharted territory for both my mind and body. Riddled with fatigue and pain, my foot was forced to remain on the throttle.
The competition wasn’t backing down anytime soon it seemed and that’s how I wanted it. Finn and Sam fought so hard and our collective effort out on that course was one I knew we were capable of.
Thank you to everyone that made this possible both near and far 🫶
This result only took everything I had.
📸: @shitinthewoods
#rabbitelitetrail
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2 years agomguili7
So proud of you. You are my blessing and a testament to the glory of God! Thank you for sharing this new adventure with all of us, it’s going to be an awesome journey!!!!! So excited for your future.
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