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I’d made very tentative plans to have a go at the Tough Trail Challenge today. My body felt pretty awful running a Lakefront Loop yesterday afternoon, so I wasn’t sure I’d even feel like running at all today despite having the day off for July 4th. I packed my gear and clothes the night before anyhow, just to be ready.
Turns out I woke up wired at 3 a.m. chomping at the bit to get running. I made it down to Lindsay Parsons to scan the sign at 4:01. The dry trails made the headlamp run alot easier this time compared to my run here for the Ultra Challenge 100k at the same time of day.
I’ve run the route enough to navigate it without RunGo but didn’t trust myself to spot all those sneaky turns in the dark. Everything was smooth sailing and I finished the 4.5 miles in a reasonable time given the lack of sunlight. I don’t recall spotting any wildlife in the glow on this normally critter dense course. The bullfrogs though were out in full force for an all night party in the pond.