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BOOYAH. That’s the 2026 Lea Valley 50K – my first (and not inconceivably last) #ultra done & dusted. It was ugly and graceless, and I was a hot mess deee-lux, but it was fun, FSVO “fun,” and finished, which is all I really cared about.

Now to sleep for three days straight.

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Adam Greenfield Mar 21

Thanks so much to everyone at Camino, all the volunteers at the aid stations, and everyone who fist-bumped me on final approach. Thanks also to the excellent catte I saw lounging on the fo’c’s’le of a canal boat, who gave me life.

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Adam Greenfield Mar 21

Finally, this sign is for @paternoster.

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Adam Greenfield Mar 21

(Said catte. Hello catte.)

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PalmAndNeedle Mar 21

@adamgreenfield An excellent catte, well spotted and captured. Given the circumstances you are excused for violating Mastodon company policy, which states that any catte encountered in the street must be properly greeted and offered pets.

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Adam Greenfield Mar 21

@PalmAndNeedle You know I would have, too, had it been reachable from the trail.

Adam Greenfield Mar 22

I cannot *tell* you how good I feel today: some blend of exalted, grounded and deeply satisfied, the feeling that attends the completion of a major life goal.

Whether it’s ultimately for completely healthy reasons or not, I aspire to multispectral competence at the high end of the dial, and knocking down runs in excess of marathon distance is a great way to scratch that itch.

Bonus: I no longer have to deal with “The Rise of the Ultra Runners” reproaching me from my bookshelf – at least, not in quite the same way.

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Adam Greenfield Mar 22

(Now it tells me that what I *really* need to do is Comrades.)

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