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2024 Terrible Horrible No Good Very Frizzly Day

The first weekend of March, 2024 was one for the books in California. A blizzard with wind gusts to 75 mph and 12 feet of snow in the Sierras would bring gentler but still challenging conditions to the whole state. Way Too Cool 50k was way too cold and on its way to being canceled. What would become of the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day? Would we cancel the race, too? Why are you asking? Didn’t y’all sign the waiver? I believe cold, rain, hail, snow, thunderstorms, lighting, all that crap is covered under “acts of God” section when you signed your life away. I’d been hoping for a rainy, stormy day for THNGVBD, and all my dreams were about to come true. Maybe. A rainy Friday shakeout run in Campbell A few weeks prior, I predictably DNF’ed at Black Canyons. It was not as hilarious as I had hoped though my stay at a creepy budget hotel proved entertaining. Maybe THNGVBD would be its polar cousin since I would not likely find a similar hotel in Los Gatos. One would hope. Anyway, t

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