The "trail" run course

This was a dusty, hot, and at times treacherous (at least it felt like it to me) half marathon, which ended the Half Ironman at Wildflower. I had to walk most of the hills on this run course, and I lost my footing more than once. I honestly did feel like one of the trail horses I used to ride out at a dude ranch in Wyoming, I have a new appreciation for what those horses do all day on the trails in the hot sun.... hopefully I won't be reincarnated as a trail horse in a future life.