Day 4,538—Listing all the Things that Went Well—
As negative as I was about the experience yesterday, I want to change gears today and list all the positives about the experience: 1. I never gave up. Sure, I officially DNFed, but I didn’t voluntarily choose to stop, and there is a huge difference. 2. I didn’t hurt myself. 3. I didn’t get sick. 4. I was able to return to work on Monday. I had a full day yesterday, and I took my daughter to gymnastics last night. 5. They found my drop bag right away when they returned on Saturday night. 6. Someone randomly volunteered to give me a ride back to my campground, right when I needed someone to, and I didn’t want to ask for help. 7. At least I got an ultra-distance in before I had to stop. 8. It was a unique challenge. I knew what I was getting into and planned accordingly, but it was still my first time doing a race like this, which is hard to do. 9. I am that much more prepared for Rim to River in West Virginia next month! 10. I got to see wild sheep! And ...
