Later, Sean LeVine went to his happy place, a land where the fish all but jumped in the boat and chafing was a word never spoken.
Sean LeVine went out and ran 31 miles yesterday.
I ate some Christmas cookies this morning.
And yes, the cookies were delicious. Thanks for asking.
But back to Mr. LeVine, local youth soccer coach and paramedic extraordinaire and (apparently) lover of self-inflicted pain.
Having survived his “jog” through the woods in Rainshadow Running’s Deception Pass 50K, he retreated to his happy place, a magical land where the pain in his body no longer existed and magical bunny rabbits brought him plates of Christmas cookies.
But, before he went, he dispensed these words of wisdom for anyone who might want to follow in his footsteps:
Learned a few things today.
Running a 50k (31 miles) trail run is no joke!
Training properly might have made the experience enjoyable.
When you need to pee during a trail run, just go, don’t wait!
When they say the foot bridges are slippery, they mean it.
Walking the hills sounds easy … it really isn’t.
Running that distance doesn’t make me tough.
As I sit here with ice on my knee and calves, asking my family to bring me things due to the pain I have with walking, I feel quite the opposite of tough.
Why do it then? That is a good question.
The only answer I have is, “cuz I can,” I guess.
Or I’m crazy, stupid, masochistic, I have something to prove, or whatever people may say. They may all be partially correct, but I don’t know.
Chocolate covered marshmallows at mile 15 are amazing!
Don’t forget to pre-lube for chafing!
Right now I’m not sure if I’ll do it again.
However, I have previously learned that the human mind is relatively amnesiac when it comes to pain and discomfort brought on by their own pursuits.
Me? Still over here, eating Christmas cookies, with two relatively happy knees…
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