After feeling so great at Twin Peaks in February, San Juan Trails was a real struggle. On paper it looks easier than Twin Peaks (less mileage, less elevation) but it felt much more difficult. Part of it might have been my body: I was having stomach issues and hadn’t been keeping much food in since Wednesday, including not being able to choke down as much breakfast as I would have liked. I finished most of my oatmeal, but didn’t have the banana or gummies I had before Twin Peaks. Also, I’d only gotten 3 hours of (interrupted) sleep the night before, so I didn’t have as much in the tank to start.
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Twin Peaks 50k was my first ultra in over two years, and I was ner-vous! Quick backstory: In November 2007 I fell during a race and slammed my knee against a rock. This seemingly small injury nagged me for the next few weeks, and after I stupidly ran a 50k in early December, my knee was officially A Problem. It took almost two years of resting, very short runs, and lots of hiking and strength training before I felt confident about running longer distances again. I gradually built up my runs until I was running significant mileage to prepare for Twin Peaks, but I still wasn’t sure how my knee would hold up or how I would feel.
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