But mid-way through the day we realized that the course was just too long .
We were forced to start skipping checkpoints and take the shortest route back to the finish line in order to avoid the huge penalties that come with arriving after the 8 hour cutoff .
But mid-way through the day we realized that the course was just too long and we were forced to start skipping checkpoints and take the shortest route back to the finish line in order to avoid the huge penalties that come with arriving after the 8 hour cutoff .