"Sore" to new heights

Pounded out a 40-miler today and boy was it slow. But then I was reviewing the Ulmstead 100-mile race and the expected finish time for first-timers is about 23 hours! Suddenly, I am feeling like a cheetah and not a tortoise. Holy canoli, I think I'd die of *boredom* instead of pain. Who in their right mind would want to run for that length of time? I think that is both a question AND an answer...