Day 2: Rain and Pain

A warm, humid day gave way to heavy showers and six or more hours of rain, thunder, lightning, stiff winds and ominous skies. Vasu Duzhiy and Smarana Puntigam were still at the head of the class,  cresting 66.95 and 68+ miles, respectively. Nirbhasa Magee remained in contact with a 65.8 mile day, his focus solid, his pace encouraging. Harita Davies from New Zealand looked particularly strong in the biggest downpours, and her 60.91 miles led the ladies. The top three women even tied in mileage at days end- all three had 128.96 miles for 2 days. The lone walker Yolanda Holder was a real trooper. Early in the day her intestinal issues and dehydration forced a three-hour stoppage. Just when she came back the sky opened up, temperatures dropped, her daughter showed up, and off she went, recapturing precious laps and restoring loads of confidence in herselft. Just before 8:30 pm she reached 100 miles for the two days, all the while the horizon brightened and the setting sun cast a beautiful golden hue around the course. It was still raining hard, but everyone was smiling from the dance of nature and the glow from within and without. Carry on, Runners