My first ultra!
Completed my first Ultra in the North of Spain yesterday. It was 46.8km long but my watch decided to shorten it a bit lol.
This was by far the toughest thing I have ever done. I have been training in Saudi where it’s completely flat and completely underestimated how hard the elevation would be. It completely demolished my legs very early on and then it was an all out fight to beat the cutoff times.
Another big one was that I didn’t take poles, I hadn’t even considered it. Everyone else had them and I have never tried them, but they really did look like they helped.
Also, the rules said we weren’t allowed to have earbuds covering our ears, so I didn’t take music and felt very dumb when I saw people using Shockz.
Finally, I got to the race with no time to spare and didn’t have time to put sunscreen or vaseline on as the bus for the start line was leaving, so I am burnt to shreds.
All in all, now I know I can do very hard things and push my limits to the brim. I am very proud that I didn’t drop out, although for a few hours there, it was the only thing I thought about.
I used to find people who did ultras very impressive, but now I have the biggest respect for you guys, this is crazy.