We had a successful run on our first day, Thursday, July 16th! Ran 28:25 miles with an elevation gain of 4,677 feet. We were on the trail for 7 hours and 39 minutes. Got caught in an afternoon thunderstorm, but our rain gear was awesome! Both of us found some sore muscles such as Mel’s left Achilles’ tendon, calves and other small niggles. Overall a great day! Spent time recovering for the run on Friday.