Finally got to edit my first Ultra Marathon on Catalina Island in California just outside of LA.

With a 4 am start, about 6000 feet elevation gain, 50 Miles / 80 kilometer of distance and a climate rather different to snowy Colorado, this was not an easy one. But knowing Catalina Island from 10 years of Catalina Island Marathons, I got to enjoy the island for a bit longer this time and during a different time of the year.

Though the enjoyment rather abruptly turned to misery around km 55.

During the last 25 km and for days after, I swore to never ever run an Ultra Marathon ever again.