As I started the last 7 kilometer downhill I was caught, and promptly passed by Jen Shultis. She was on a mission to catch the female just ahead of her, which she was able to do. I think Jen finished 4th woman of the day, and first among the full solo women. She may have been able  to put enough time into the Aussie girl to take over first place, but we’ll have to find out tomorrow for certain.

Tomorrow’s bike rise will be absolutely hellish. We ran, or shall I say walked, sections where the 56k run overlapped the bike course, and there is going to be a ton of hike a bike. I didn’t talk with anyone who was actually l ooking forward to hopping on a bike as this run took a lot out of everyone.

Check out more photos from the day here.