My First Ultra: Hagg Lake 50k

[...] Second Lap: Just one more lap. You can totally do that. Just one more lap of 14.1 miles. I try desperately to not think about the 14.1 miles part. Fourteen miles sounds horrible. One loop sounds do-able. I run over a wooden bridge and… Wwwwwommmmppphhfff! I slip and crash onto my shoulder and hip. I scramble back up and I’m on my way in seconds, but I realize this race is far from over. I start to chug forward and give myself a pep talk.[...]