Notes
Wow, this was some race. Got out aggressively to find some space and was happy with my placement. Scott was out hot, but I knew better than to try to go with him. Was with Matt for quite a bit and then he pulled away. Passing quite a few people along the way. Feeling decent until probably 7.5 to 8k and then it felt like the wheels came off. Really struggled from there to the finish. Gave up a few spots (including one to Pat Billig). I think the four loop course kind of drained on me, but it was good to be able to pick out teammates and try to work with them to move up. Team was 4th out of 12. One spot away from the podium. Close...
Still learning about running XC.
ETA -- I can't believe that I ran the tangents that poorly??? All the turns must've really messed with the mileage because everyone's GPS showed at least 0.25 long. Not that it matters, we all ran the same course.