harder and harder.
about half way between "the perch" and echo bend (around mile 20) i caught eric. i ran just behind him for 30+ seconds, but by that point he had really hit the wall and was just pushing along to get to the finish. it was clear that he was done racing. i passed by him and moved back into my much faster pace on to the finish.
when it was said and done i had taken another 2:30 off my course record time from last year. eric slipped in just under 3 hours and another run at crow pass was in the books.
i was quite surprised that i was 