Beauty of finishing the fourth
It is raining again and the muddy trail gets soaked even more. My attention in a sharp focus on the tricky terrain rather than the charming scenery of the nature reserve Grybla where I am now in the middle of the race. Deep in the woods I don't care that the temperature descended close to the zero, but once I get to the open hilltops the wind bites me with frost. That's alright! Anyway, I should be more concerned about the broken lacing holes on my left shoe. The very first mental challenge of the day. My unfailing Hoka Mafate betrayed me badly while lacing them up tight, just before I got to the starting line. No matter what, my brains have already shifted to another diversions. I am keeping my fourth place on the course and I am resolved to push as such to the finish. Hungry and hyped I entered for my first running contest of the 2024 year, ultraPUNKtrail Pyselsky kopecek of 81 km distance and 2 500 m elevation gain. The round course winds across the runnable hillocks of...