Heading out tonight, race is tomorrow morning. Not too much more than a marathon... 50k--31miles. I did one marathon before, a self-designed, unsanctioned, unofficial marathon around 27 miles long of which I was the only racer, with ~5000feet of vertical gain (and loss) while I was at Rainier NP. This one is outside of flagstaff on the Hopi Reservation. High, hot desert plateaus, with 4800 ft of elevation gain. SHOULD BE INTERESTING. Give me a virtual goodluck ass-slap, and if I live, I'll report back tomorrow eve with results.
If you're interested, google for the Water is Life run in AZ. Did a 10k in the same area last weekend, beautiful country, people were incredibly nice and welcoming, and the Hopi are one of the tribes that has actually kept up a significant part of their cultural traditions. The run goes through some ancient towns that have been continually inhabited for 1000yrs. So yee, I'll see you guys out there.
Evan