Notes
Was really looking to get under 19:30. Conditions weren't the greatest with dew point around 18. Wind was supposed to be pretty strong from the west and I definitely felt gusts at points but overall it was better than I feared. If anything the cross breeze did help keep me cool.
Goal was to start off pretty fast and see if I could maintain it. Felt pretty good after 2K but again started to fade a bit in the middle section. Coming back to Bayview I tried to press as much as I could and was feeling a lot stronger than what I was anticipating. Was ready to really push in the last km but developed a cramp on my right side that made it difficult to breathe. Definitely feel I could have run a few seconds faster if not for the cramp.
Looking at GPS data after the course may have come up about 30-40m short which could be worth about 8-10 seconds. The discrepancy would have occurred in the 3rd km. Nevertehless quite happy with time considering the challenging course and conditions. Cool down wasn't too bad either.
Overall elevation gain isn't that much different than Pride, abou 26m for this course vs. 28m or so for Pride.