I am getting ready for the White River 50 Mile Endurance Run! Last weekend I went on a training run that covered the second half of the course. We started at the west end of Skookum Flats and headed east on the Skookum Flats trail. It is a lovely undulating trail in the trees and along the White River. After about 6 miles we arrived at Buck Creek campground. From there, we started heading uphill - to the top of Sun Top Mountain. It was about a 2,000 foot climb. At the top, the clouds separated and Mt. Rainier came into view! There was also an aid station up there, and a lookout tower. I took advantage of the outhouse before continuing down the trail and back to the car. I peed blood and things went downhill from there. I'm not just talking about the trail either. My abdomen hurt so bad that I walked the last couple of miles. It was disappointing, to say the least. I was discouraged and wondered if I would be able to do the training run the following weekend the first half of the course). I decided to do the prudent thing and headed to urgent care to find out what was going on.
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| Our group gathered at the start of the run. |
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| Beautiful trail along Skookum Flats. |
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| Starting to climb up Sun Top Mountain. |
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| View of Mt. Rainier at the top of Sun Top! |
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| Aid station at the top of Sun Top. |
The urgent care clinic sent me to the ER where I was chided for being a little dehydrated. But what can you expect after running 25 miles?! They confirmed I had blood in my urine and that it wasn't rhabdomyolysis, but it left me puzzled. Since I've had kidney stones before, it was possible that I passed a stone and it irritated the urethra on it's way out. I'm just hoping it doesn't happen again. I really don't like trying to run in that much pain! Before I left the ER, they gave me a sandwich and pumped me full of fluids.
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