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Socorro Souls of Sorrow (36 Miles)

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Socorro Souls of Sorrow (36.5 Miles)               The Socorro Souls of Sorrow was an ultramarathon event envisioned by Luis and I. We had originally planned for it to be a 72 mile, properly organized event, but with school and life catching up, decided it would be a 36 mile proof-of-concept run this year. The event would just be fatass-style. No markings, minimal aid stations.              The original goal of the event was an out and back, beginning at the Capitol Bar in downtown Socorro, through the mountains to the town of Magdalena, and back. This year, we assembled in Magdalena to run one-way to the Capitol Bar. There were about 12 of us assembled to run, including two relay teams. Myself, Luis, Michael, Sam, Jessica, and Jason were intending to do the full 36 miles.              We began ...

Deadman Peaks 55K

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  Deadman Peaks 55K               Deadman Peaks came onto my radar shortly after Angeles Crest. After flying out to, and having to find accommodations for AC, I figured it would be nice to do something more local and low-key. With a bunch of my friends signing up for Deadman Peaks, I thought I’d join in. Training had gone really well, with a lot of weeks at around 60 miles and one week at 79, all on 6 runs per week (one day off, no doubles).              I drove up to Cuba on Friday afternoon with Marina, who was signed up for the 8 mile race (which we found out was actually a 10 mile race), ate some Indian food en route, and settled into our motel, preparing for a 6 AM wakeup. The next morning we got to the start at 7:30, checked in, and located the Socorro crowd. As the start time drew closer, we ditched our warm layers (it was ~25 degrees at the start...