Good job! Glad you had a good race, and it certainly helps to put the not-so-good race behind you. And I might add: from a formatting and presentation perspective, I think this is one of the best race reports I've ever encountered. It clearly required a bit of work. Really, really cool. BTW, I traveled to Richmond last year and felt so poorly that I didn't even start the race. I'll go back some year to rectify this. You plan on going back?

Thanks for all the supportive comments. It’s always especially meaningful coming from runners who know about this stuff. Perch—it is a very nice course and one worth considering doing if you like these small races. Aamos—thanks for the scouting tips on this race! lamerunner—somehow I suspect I wouldn’t like the trail as much if it was warm and humid srlopez—do I get points for neatness, too?! It’s been slow but steady improvement for me for three years: 2006--4:04 2007-- 3:47 2008-- 3:37 I guess sub-3:30 will be the goal for 2009! Thanks again.