My First Ultramarathon: Bulldog 50K Trail Run

…My Timex watch and my familiarity of the trail were my gauge on how far I was covering the distance in the race and the time would indicate me when to take my GUs and energy bars along the way. I made the following reminders for the race–take my GU every one hour to one hour & fifteen minutes; eat my energy bar every one hour & 30 minutes; and walk at least 3-5 minutes every one hour of running/jogging on the uphill portions of the route. I decided not to use my GF 305 because I predicted that the battery would be wasted after 5-6 hours which I experienced for the two occasions that I used it to run this route…