Case's Chuckanut 50k Scouting

Last night, Iheaded up to Chuckanut to run just a small section of the course. Starting from Aid Station #1 he headed up the jeep trail toward Fragrance Lake which was a pretty uneventful climb with the exception of a few spill overs (waterfalls) and washed out banks. Upon arriving to the Fragrance Lake Trail the map did not show great detail as to which way to go, so I opted on taking a loop around the lake. This was fun as there were a number of small bridges and cool rocks to run over. The perimeter of the lake was just under 2 miles, once back at the trail head, I hung a left and started running uphill again until there was snow and an overlook that showed nothing as the fog and rain had really rolled in by that time. So, off on the return journey I went, all downhill which I need to practice. In summary the trails look to be in fairly desent shape and should only get better in the next few weeks leading up to the race. I plan on doing 1 to 2 more 15+ effort days before I begin tapering and getting ready for race day.