What the Hell Just Happened? Pine Creek Challenge 100
So, Rog and I got talking about races. Imagine. " Pine Creek Challenge" he said. " You’ll PR" he said. " Grand Canyon of the East" he said. " Good tune-up for Oil Creek" he said. " Watch out for snakes" he said. " Lots of Amish" he said. " It gets darker than dark" he said. " Lots of wildlife" he said. " You’ll love it" he said. Rog----good thing you’re wife is a nurse. I was a bit rushed to get out of work and drive to the race site. First week of school is always hectic. I spiced things up with a bout of food poisoning. Yuck. I tried unscessfully to defer to the 100k. I was turned down flat. Ok. Time to do what I do. I got up at 4 and headed to the Portal Potty. Saw a bear in the distance. This is off to a great start. Did I mention this was my 13th 100 miler? Lucky 13! The course starts with a 5 mile out and back section that I would complete