The one thing that totally caught me off guard about my first DNF was how long it took the imposter syndrome to actually wear off. Sure, there are a fair bunch of y'all that would give their left nut to be able to do 91mi at Hardrock - but it's more painful when my performance was a clear regression of fitness and a stark reminder of my own mortality.
That being said - I totally signed up for Tunnel Hill prior to running Hardrock fully expecting this scenario to play out. It definitely helped with scrubbing the imposter syndrome away...but it still hurt like a bitch.
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| yup, this is how I dress for races now. nothing to do with kolache intake though. |