The 27th Crow Pass Crossing backcountry marathon is Saturday morning, and there will be blood.

And, provided my usual contributions repeat, also a steady supply of whining, self-loathing, self-pity, sniveling, second-guessing, misery and perhaps even a culminating crying jag executed from the fetal position.

This race from near Girdwood to the Eagle River Nature Center amounts to paying $60 — the entry fee — for the privilege of enduring a monumental beat-down.

Good times.

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