Way to go Ashley,   Sub 5 on a trail marathon is great.

 Thanks everyone! I feel great about my time. I honestly didn't even look at my watch until I finished the 2nd lap. At that point I realized if I played my cards right I could still make it close to my goal of 4:50:00. I was 15th woman out of 45, so not too shabby at all.

 I'm hopeful that I can get it all worked out for next year. My IT band feels so much better than it did after my first half where it blew up just after 8 miles. So there is a silver lining in my little black cloud.