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Uphill Athlete Coach Alyssa Clark was the first female finisher and second overall at the HURT (Hawaiian Ultra Running Team’s Trail 100-Mile Endurance Run) race on 14th January 2023.I remember the exact moment when my mind broke in the HURT 100 in 2017. I was coming down Pipes (the last downhill into the start/finish) on my fourth loop, and I was sure the entire bottoms of my feet were gone. I believed I had wiped them off; only raw flesh supported my every step. The friction of 80 miles had finally done me in, and I wasn’t coming back from the…