Some of my friends choose not to go. I can't say whether they made the smart choice or not--actually, I'm sure they made the smart decision. But I do not regret any step of my More-than-fifty-miles-in-less-than-seventeen-hours.
But oh man, it was the hardest thing I've had to do this summer. And now you get to have the whole story from my point of view.
This is the Dreaded 50-20.