Congrats on the 2d place. I enjoy reading your race reports, and what happens way ahead on the trail.

RE: the fast guy that dropped out ( he won the Quivering Quads). When passing thru the start/finish area after my 8 mile loop - I was surprised to see him there. I spent the next 10 minutes on the 5 mile loop, trying to do math on whether he could have possibly finished it all in ~1:10.... (the simplest of math can be tough when tired). Hope he's ok.

A great 1st year for the event. The heat-busting rain was marvelous.