Run Rabbit Run training weeks seventeen, eighteen, and race day

I finished my final race of the season and had fun doing it in spite of tough conditions. Here are the numbers for weeks seventeen and eighteen, including the Run Rabbit Run 50 mile: 31 hours, 12 minutes all training 75.93 miles running and hiking 11,929 feet D+ running and hiking In week seventeen I tried to maintain a reasonable volume of training and do quality workouts. I ran four times, with some modest hills, and a fast group run at Pineridge. This was my last week of unemployment this summer, so I tried to enjoy going to bed early and sleeping late. Week eighteen was race week, and also the start of a my job (subject of a future post). I biked eleven miles each day, Monday through Friday, and did one lunchtime run from work on trails going north to Reservoir Ridge Open Space. I slept well, ate well, and on Friday afternoon I drove to Steamboat Springs to prep for Run Rabbit Run. Picked up my bib, checked in drop my bag, and went to my hotel room to pack for Saturday. I expected…