Was eyeing this since my friend Josh Thomas put up a new time a handful of years ago. When Mike Wardian broke it recently, it gave me a nudge to give it a go!
Thanks to my family and fiancée who supported me! My dad biked with me the whole way as I ran by handing me some food and drink and helped keep my pace in check. My mom and fiancée frequently would drive by, cheer us on, and would exchange some fuel for me and my dad.
I ate gels, drank mixture of lmnt and tailwind, drank some plain water sometimes, and the last 10 miles or so I drank flat coke.
I ran the splits pretty much evenly, and felt good. However, I took 6 (SIX) rest breaks during the run which ate up some time. If I took only 3, it’s fairly likely I’d get that sub 6 time (Ooooo).
I’m fairly certain this record will be broken by someone sooner than later since it’s probably enticing for people to dip under 6 hours. Seems inevitable.
If anyone wants to reach out, please find me on socials and reach out!
-Dave