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Tough Mudder - 2019 Toughest East

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  Race: Toughest East 2019 - 12 Hour Date: May 18, 2019 Time: 10 laps for 50 official miles Overall Place: 7/ 472 Gender Place: 7/ 384 AG Place: 4/ 88 Pre-Race Conditions: I had planned on writing this earlier than hours before the race but like this race plans are going to change. Last night was a good shakeout run in the heart of amish country. There were horses, cows and ducks along the route. It’s nice to have a route to explore.  This morning after breakfast we found a place to get horseshoes for $5 each. We stopped and hopefully it brings me luck.  The details of the course are sketchy at best. 5 miles and 19 miles with rolling hills. I don’t expect Tough Mudder to give us too brutal of a course. I’m guessing ~500’ gain per lap. I have my plan for 50 miles but hoping that I could get close to 60.  Interrupted by the need for a nap. After struggling to get one in I plugged in my binaural beats and passed right out. Yeah to the 45 minute sleep cycle. I can defini...