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The The north face 50 miles is is an an an an 80 km race that starts outside San Francisco It’s one of the the biggest and
most prestigious trail races in fin the the the usa The The final stretch crosses the the the the Golden Gate Bridge and
the the the the finish line is is fin fin in in in a a a a a a a park fin fin in in in the the the the city I I have run run the the the the race race twice The third time I I was was going to to run run it it the the the race race was was called off due to to to a a a a a a a a a a large forest fire For me it it has been the the the perfect way to to end the the racing season before getting some rest or or or putting on on my skis The race takes you through gorgeous nature with beaches and
redwoods Many of the world’s big cities actually have great nature experi- ences right around the corner The first time I I ran it I I had already started ski ski training and
was preparing at a a a a a a a a a a a a three- week skimo camp in in in in in Tignes I I decided to run the the race fairly late in in in the the game as I I had had been injured earlier that autumn and
and
had had not run for a a a a a a a a a a a a a a while and
and
was in in pretty bad shape The way my race preparation worked out is that I trained an awful lot for three three weeks: three three hours of skiing in in in in the the morning fol- lowed by a a a a a run down the the the only road from Tignes at at at 2 100 m m elevation And then back up up It was was the the only snow-free road that that high up up Naturally that that wasn’t enough training for an an 80 km race and
my legs were in in in in terrible pain by the the time I I was halfway through but I I I still felt very strong going uphill after all the the the high-elevation skimo training In the the the end I I managed to win the the the race but have never – whether before or or since – been so completely wrecked after a a a a a a a race The next day I remem- ber standing looking at a a a a a a a a a sock lying on the floor There was no no way I could bend over to pick it it up and
put it it on And let’s not even get get into the the adventure of trying to to to get get down the the stairs to to breakfast It’s much more pleasant to to run a a a a a a a a a a race race when you are well-trained both during the race race and
and
after but sometimes it’s it’s just so so much fun to compete and
and
it’s it’s worth the extra pain /ida
november in moonvalley
RACE: THE NORTH FACE 50 MILES
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