Hi, I'm still alive and kicking.
All I have to say is now I know why my coach said I couldn't go into this race with many expectations. It's because racing at Altitude can completely destroy you. That's why!!! In my case, I think I actually acclimated in reverse. For instance, I felt relatively fine the first time I went up to Breck with Scott and Juli. Yes I was out of breath, but everything else was good. I started to get a headache the second time I went up, and by the third time I went up I felt really awful. In hindsight, I think I should have stayed in Breck for 2 whole weeks before racing (which was impossible) or have just shown up the night before the race. But live and learn!
I plan on doing a full Breck 100 report, but first I need to get some sleep. As my friend Jill says, I've been Breck Wrecked!!!
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I just saw Kerkove's video of you at the finish line... good job finishing while so sick!! The race sounds great but not the altitude sickness.
Definitely next time, it's 2 weeks or night before!!!!!! Since I could never do the 2 week thing, I always went night before to Colorado races (including Breck----one of my best XC races was in Breck, and I got there the night before). Mammoth always did the same thing to me (minus the altitude sickness!), but I always raced like a turd there.....
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