THE POWER OF PERCEIVED EXERTION
Credit: @nickmdanielson *This Journal Entry originally appeared in Aspire Adventure Running, which can be read here Training log entry: October 2nd, 2021 “That was hard. It got hot and the legs got wobbly just past the half way mark. Lots of vomiting on the ridge. I may not race tomorrow.” This entry is from day two at The Broken Arrow Skyrace Triple Crown, a VK + 50km + 25km over three days of racing. The lowest combined time wins. Just after the start of the 50km a few of us started working together. Chatting. Finding rhythm. Finding our legs and laughing along the way. Rolling through the half way point, a volunteer told us we were about 10 minutes behind the lead. Leaving the aid station I felt a switch flip in the wrong direction. Running quickly turned to shuffling with heavy legs and lethargic energy. The group disappeared as my pace slowed. By the time I made it to the high point on the ridge it felt like I was stumbling around like a drunken sailor on a tightrope. I finis