Here is what Jan posted on ADKhighpeaks:
Not well! Legs weren't there from the start so I was missing my splits by 1-3 minutes each time. Struggled with cramping from Lafayette on (my mistake, should have taken salt) and nausea from Garfield on (couldn't keep the GU down), probably because I was having to work so hard to try to be close to my times from two weeks ago.
Saw Sasquatch just before Galehead, heading in the opposite direction. Didn't know it was him at the time (it turns out they pulled into Lincoln woods just after I started). Left Galehead hut 10 minutes behind my split, figuring I'd push hard up S. Twin and see if I could turn the corner. Puked again. Hit the top in OK time but the way I was feeling (wobbly legs, no food in my system) it would have been stupid to try to run as fast as I needed to even break 7:04.
I walked it in from there, stopping and enjoying the views for a while at the Twinway junction. Beautiful day! Ryan (Farmer) passed me just before the top of Bond, moving well. He introduced himself quickly and told me he was at 5:25(?)--I told him to GO! I watched him top out on Bondcliff at 4pm. Once I got down to the Wilderness trail I was feeling better and managed to eat a Gu (for the first time since Garfield). Jogged it out from there. Ryan was waiting at the bridge, he'd done 7:14 I think (awesome job for not being in the mountains all summer). I did 8:30 or something. I jumped in the river to clean up. Rob (Sasquatch) came in shortly afterward with 8:20 or so, beating his previous best Pemi Loop by well over an hour. I drove home instead of staying in NH because I was feeling fine after taking my time on the hike. Another 9 hour driving day--these Pemi Loops are getting out of hand: too bad I'm so addicted.
I'm wishing I had turned around after Flume and saved it for today, given that I could tell I didn't have any legs once I saw I was 1.5 minutes behind on Flume (after putting in more effort going up it than last time). But I'm glad I got to see Farmer and Sasquatch in action and enjoy the Bonds, and I'm glad to be home. I'll upload the gps tracklog once I figure out how. It obviously doesn't prove anything, although it does show that even on a day when I was feeling lousy I was able to put up splits that were faster than Kevin and Ben. I guess I'll have to go back another time to clear it up once and for all.
GPS
tracklog
If you view it in Google Earth (link below the map) it shows where splits were taken. This Garmin 305 is pretty cool!
