Javelina Jundred – 100 Mile Trail Race

When all was said and done, Javelina was an absolute blast. 250 runners lined up at the start line in McDowell Mountain Regional Park on Saturday. Only 124 would cross the finish line within the 30-hour cut-off (with one runner, Katelyn Benton, finishing in 30:43:07). 38 runners would finish sub-24 hours. Thanks in part to Lynne Hewett (she spent 61.6 miles on the trails with me before we split up), and Rick Gaston (who has now been my crew/pacer for 3 of my 7 100-mile finishes), my 4th 100-mile race of 2009 was a huge success. 34th place. 23 hours, 42 minutes, 11 seconds. Nearly 3 hours faster than my performance at Javelina in 2008 (26:41:35).