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I wasn’t sure how this one would go with Simon. The closest he’s done to jogging this distance was last year’s Inlet Shore 10K (but that one’s all flat), and Hammond Hill (but that was less than 6 miles). Luckily his pure enthusiasm for doing these courses carries him a long way. He loves looking at the map ahead of time and anticipating each RunGo instruction, and celebrating every little milestone (“in a quarter of a mile, you’re halfway there!”). And he has lots of hiking experience so his little feet are pretty nimble on the trails.
We walked a little bit on the steepest parts, but for the most part, it was a slow and steady jog. (Note- if you haven’t run this course yet, I’d suggest running it soon before the overgrown spots get more overgrown! Thankfully, those spots are pretty short.)
He was definitely tired on the last half mile, but there was no stopping him at that point. We talked about how the Challenge was supposed to be challenging, and this was the perfect challenge for him.
