New Respect for 24 Hours

So I had this little run over the weekend, right.. and had the list of goals below that I wanted to accomplish. I managed to accomplish all 14.

-I managed to have fun 4 times over.
-I finished in 23:09.
-I completed 10 loops, but we found out that each loop was closer to 8 miles.
-My nutrition was phenomenal as I had no stomach issues whatsoever.
-There were a few quotes from "Tommy Boy" on loop #7 as well as "Groundhog Day" on loop #9.
-I saw 2 beavers and 1 snake. No pictures, though, as The Beav sightings were at night.
-I have a piece of the trail.
-I "left it out there". Exhaustion is something else as is running with eyes at half mast.
-8 miles doesn't sound like much. 24 hours doesn't either. But put the 2 together and it has a new meaning.
-Relay people flying by you at 2am is a little disheartening. Watching a guy head out for his 12th loop, and still moving with vigor, was unbelievable.

My previous best was 50 miles. I had hoped to do 10 loops, which I did, and it still hasn't sunk in. The soreness when I stand up and try to walk, however, quickly reminds me of what I did.

The miles, the hills, the rocks, the cold, the darkness, the camaraderie.. There's just so much to say and I will save it for another time.