PR's and Blood Blisters

My Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Half Marathon went well. I logged my new fastest time (2:05:20) and got 2 nice blood blisters for my efforts. The course through the Black Hills of South Dakota is incredibly scenic with every turn offering another delight. The first handful of miles is run through the trees on a nice, easy downhill grade. Then all of a sudden you turn a corner and the trees part to reveal a lovely green valley. From there we were in and out of trees, followed along a stream, crossed several wooden bridges, and finally finished in quaint downtown Deadwood. Then the fun part of cheering friends as they finished their own races. It was a good day. Now on to the Bighorn 30km trail run!