Sehgahunda Trail Marathon
I have been hearing for quite a while now about how tough Sehgahunda is. I’ve heard it’s “tougher than Ironman” and “intense from start to finish”. I did not diminish these comments and prepared for an intense day. I’d heard of its intensity from too many people to dismiss these comments, but I’d also made the incorrect assumption that my previous tough trail races would give me an edge. What I should have done is looked at the damn elevation chart. I didn’t do that until the ride to the start with Lisa, Gary and Dan. I assumed the race logo with the scribbled-in line was decorative. They sort of laughed and informed me that that was the in fact the elevation chart for the course. All the website stated was, “ Your meander through the wooded single-track along the rim will be punctuated by a seemingly interminable series of gullies, each entailing a rapid descent and a climb again to the rim. Many small stream crossings and ever-present roots will keep you o