Hi. I'm Scott Dawson. I'm a UX designer and front-end developer based in upstate New York.

July 4, 2015

Finger Lakes 50K 2015

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Well, that's my first drop! I made it through 7.25 miles of this beast of a course before prudence won out in my mind. My left IT band has been aching for a few weeks now after some speed work, and I just knew that continuing would have been a poor choice. I'll live to fight another day, but this day, I got my fair share of mud. Good luck to everyone still gutting it out in the course!

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