Salt Flats 100

A week after we got home Leo flew back to Utah.  Why? Salt Flats Endurance 100 Mile Run on the Bonneville Salt Flats where they do the racing car speed trials.

Leo checked out the venue the day before and took this photo showing view of the salt flats and mountains which they run around on the Saltflats 100. 

In an ultramarathon prerace nutrition is very important

This restaurant had lots of Bonneville Speed trial photos and memorabilia.

Original course with 10 miles on salt

Because of this year's cold and wet the conditions the race course, which usually includes 10 miles on the salt flats, had to be altered since the salt is still wet.

Revised course 

Leo started running at 6 am yesterday morning (Friday).  The cutoff time is 36 hours.

I received this email at 9 am this morning:

Am back in motel.  Very cold and windy.  Done in 25:23.  Wore almost every piece of running clothes i had.  Five layers of tops plus garbage bag

Hugs

Leo