I learned so much at Tor des Geants last year.  My previous longest race was 30 hours at my first UTMB.  Training, sleeping, fueling, and planning gear for a 4+ day race were all new territory for me. 

While I could go deep into these topics, here are a few nuggets of wisdom I have taken away with the benefit of 5 months after the race for the mind and body to heal. 

Some are funny, some are serious, and hopefully all of them are helpful.  I know that I’ll refer to these when I next line up for a 200+ mile adventure.

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