Knowing what you know now, would you have approached that hill any differently?  Do you always go down with the same leg downhill?  Would facing front (or god forbid, backwards) have helped?

If I did it over, I would probably leave the "trail" and find a more stable section for the descent.

thanks for the candid report; we always tend to learn our most important lessons from failure, not success- at least that's my MO anyways

I'm sure your next race will go much better

just reading about groin injuries makes me wince!- two years ago I thought it would be a good idea to add a little sprinting into my workouts, things went well for about a week (I was taking easy, warming up well, very gradually building the speed up) and then I got a little cocky, sprinted too hard and all of a sudden it was like I was shot with a shotgun- a day later I was black and blue up the inside length of my upper leg, needless to say out of commission for some time

+1 on the truck- looks great

Sorry to hear about the groin issue early on in your race. I've been in similar circumstance (in MUCH shorter races) and have fallen victim to the mental demons for the rest of the race. It's great that you were able to recognize the mistakes and I have no doubt that you'll become a stronger runner due to the lessons you learned (re-learned) during this race. Thanks for sharing the RR and pictures.

Eric

Thanks, Eric. These things need to happen every now and again so we can take the opportunity to reflect and readjust. That's how we grow.