Second Baby Dragon 40 miler in the books. 12:40 , 41.5 miles, 11k elevation gain. About an hour and twenty faster than last year. Good company, good weather, awesome support, too many yellow jackets. Still the hardest course I've ever run. There's a fun long day to be had out there. #hardassevents #h9 #duncanridgetrail

A hard time on the dragon's spine! My slowest and most challenging ultramarathon yet. @hardassevents's Baby Dragon 40 miler. It was a beautiful day. Plenty hot until the thunderstorm and accompanying downpour fixed that. Turned the trail into a river and I swear made the briars tear up my legs more, but at least it got rid of the bugs. I went a little off trail and got some extra elevation, exhausted myself on the steep climbs and running the descents, spent a little too long enjoying the aid stations, but at least I ran it in in the rain and the dark over the last few miles mostly thanks to a fellow runner encouraging me to get out of the chair.