Notes
Lousy windy cold weather, 37-32 degrees, but dry ground, big wind on the hill from the west, had to make an emergency pit stop at the top, in the old shop, nice guy there let me in to use the facilities. I felt like the cold and the wind sapped the life out of me, even though I ran fast going back and took it fairly easy going up. I hate the cold and wind and will not be running this again in these conditions! Miserable afterwards, felt like the flu at home, had bowel problems again. Lower abdominals are sore and very unhappy. I wonder if it's partly from the cold?
Splits: UP: 7:44, 8:13, 8:44, 8:47, 8:54, 8:37, 8:36, 9:05, 2:34 (came up short at the top, then gps screwed up at indoor pit stop). About 1:11 more or less at the very top, was 1:07:10 at the race finish - the fenced monument viewpoint place.
Down: 7:06, 7:05, 7:12, 7:04, 6:36, 6:41, 6:58, 6:56, 5:18 (ran to a full 17.0 at the end)
The tailwind on some of the downhill segments was substantial, but I was clearly running faster on the entire downhill than previously.