Terrain (Trail) 12:00:00 [5] 50.0 mi (14:24 / mi)
shoes: NB481
Little Woods Ultra. Super frosty at start; ran 12 laps (each lap starts on the hour and is a bit over 4 miles) at which point my back started sending warning signs that it had had enough of keeping me upright on an icy trail. Travis Redden was the only other runner still going, so I got second. Ran most of the first 8 laps with Bill. Pacing was good; run-walk combo had me in between 50 and 55 minutes on each lap. Definitely a fun day and, while I would have liked to have gone further (legs were still fine and I was in no danger of missing the time cutoff), I didn't really want to turn it into an epic test of will with someone as determined as Travis.
Full report to follow.