Evergreen Lake 50k finished!

Finished my fastest 50k yet. Did the usual, 12 hours fasted at the race start, ran the first half in Fivefinger Spyridon MR shoes. Finished the first half in 2h 57min, much faster pace than usual and it felt great except my feet took a beating at that speed. Switched to the Altra Superior 3's for second loop and headed out. Lots of direct sun, started warming up and my legs started wearing out, took time at the aid stations for water and added some Losalt to keep electrolytes up.  Definitely need more training at higher pace, my hip flexors, quads, and calves were sore and fatigued toward the end. May actually have to bite the bullet and eat some carbs for the last 5-8 miles when trying to go that fast... reluctant to use gels so maybe I'll try dates or figs or something.

Fortunately, I've got a whole month to recover and work on strength/pace. Then its going to get interesting, the next triplet of races are going to be brutal for me.... Farmdale 50 miler, McNotAgain 30 miler, and the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.