Ultrarunner's notes

 So it happened, that in the middle of 2020, the COVID restrictions were released for a while, and I mentally started preparing for a proper  real race, in real time, in a real place, with real people. Not those virtual concoctions out there. I've also slowly forgotten what such a real race atmosphere tastes like with all the emotions: fear, worry, joy of meeting running partners, pre-start jitters, post-start acid in the muscles, when nervousness turns into pure joy in the heart. Ultrafatra with its parameters of 57km and 3500m elevation is one of the toughest and most beautiful 50km races in Slovakia. The route leads from Dolný Harmanec over the entire ridge of Veľká Fatra, the finish is in Ružomberok at Andrej Hlinka Square. We take a bus from Ružomberok to Dolný Harmanec, some of us are napping, others joking about all kinds of topics and "This sex is on fire" is playing on the radio. The weather forecast predicts storms from one o'clock in the afternoon. We get o