Thighs of Fire, Pocket Pizza, and Other Tales from 100 Mountain Miles

Thighs of Fire, Pocket Pizza, and Other Tales from 100 Mountain Miles

The sun smoldered low on the horizon, throwing wild shades of orange and pink in sherbet layers over folds of mountains. I snapped a quick, blurry photo of the view across the valley, giggled in delirious delight, and put a single earbud in. Kesha started bumping a laser-fueled dance party in my head and my legs finally responded after 66 miles of deadening soreness. I rolled down the ATV track into the South Crestline aid station, mile 68 of the 102.9 mile long Idaho Mountain Trail Ultra Festival (IMTUF) 100.

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