Letting myself be seen

2023 Chuckanut 50k race recap

This first emotion I felt when my calves and achilles both intensely twinged barely after starting to climb before mile 7 of the Chuckanut 50k was embarrassment. I had taken the race out hard on the interurban per my race plan, running comfortably in the mid 6 min range. I didn’t feel good and hadn't for a few days, but I had hoped that the race would u…