Mon 5/30 - AM 7 hour run/hike, Pikes Peak

Ran about 2 hours, the rest was walking including the entire descent. Unsuccessful summit push. Too tired, not acclimated, bad combo. Thought I would alternate higher intensity blocks with "recovery." Forgot that the only recovery when ascending a mountain is to walk or stop. Got to a bit over 12,700', by which point I lost the trail in the intermittent snowbanks. By the time I found it again hands and feet were wet and the 60+ mph wind gusts weren't making that feel any better. Mild altitude sickness as well, headache nausea and dizziness. Took one look at the rest of the trail to the summit and how far away the people looked and how much snow was on the trail and headed back down without a second thought. Too fried to do any more running so it was a long walk. Had I gotten more sleep over the past few days leading up to this it could have gone better but as it was, underlying exhaustion made it a bridge too far.