50 miles of hills=DNF

     You can probably tell by the title that things didn't go well last weekend.  Mother Nature was being a real bitch.  Rain and mud in the morning.  Sun and humidity at noon.  But an ultra runner like "me" has got to deal with those things, right?  No problem.  But the damn hills!   I have run lots of hills, lots and lots of hills.  I absolutely love running hills.  But there is nothing that can prepare you for the hills at McNaughton Park.   Who knew?  Denman Hill, Hill One at Pere Marquette, the Glen Oak loop at Steamboat, even Mountain Goat at Kickapoo, have nothing on the so called "hills" at McNaughton.  At least the afore mentioned can be (run) up and down. The hills on the Potawatomi Red Trail are better suited to rock climbers than hill runners.  By mile 30 my knees were shredded and my spirit gone.  DNF-DID NOT FINISH!! for only the second time in my running life.  The first time has been  taken care of two times over.  This one will be taken care of Saturday October 8th, 2011.